St Keverne Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £15k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cornwall · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £384k | £465k | -£81k | -£77k | 63 |
2019-20 | £377k | £338k | +£39k | -£51k | 52 |
2020-21 | £352k | £292k | +£60k | -£5k | 50 |
2021-22 | £383k | £395k | -£12k | -£17k | 54 |
2022-23 | £431k | £403k | +£28k | £0 | 62 |
2023-24 | £488k | £486k | +£2k | £1k | 54 |
2024-25 | £486k | £462k | +£24k | £15k | 52 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 33% of them. It spends £8,885 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,787.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £2,750 | £5,200 | £4,633–£5,739 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,288 | £1,692 | £1,392–£2,166 |
Supply staff | £2,596 | £143 | £98–£254 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £617 | £424–£778 |
Premises | £635 | £462 | £404–£566 |
Energy | £212 | £158 | £135–£198 |
Learning resources & ICT | £577 | £426 | £277–£630 |
Bought-in services | £38 | £264 | £156–£376 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Stoke St Michael Primary School Tight
- Sapperton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Trannack Primary School Heading for deficit
- Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School Large reserves
- Westwood Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Brassington Primary School Large reserves
- Milborne St Andrew First School Large reserves
- West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Stedham Primary School In deficit
- Long Clawson Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Grasslot Infant School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £461k | £8,865 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £14k | £269 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £25k | £481 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST KEVERNE SCHOOL (charity 298069, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-01 | £6k | £5k |
2025-01 | £4k | £5k |
2024-01 | £2k | £915 |
2023-01 | £2k | £916 |
2022-01 | £0 | £306 |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 17% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £2,596 a pupil, against a typical £143 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £635 a pupil, against a typical £462 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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