St Minver School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £47k in reserve, 5% 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 | £897k | £840k | +£57k | £0 | 189 |
2019-20 | £843k | £770k | +£73k | £2k | 187 |
2020-21 | £891k | £754k | +£137k | £9k | 179 |
2021-22 | £920k | £771k | +£149k | £4k | 162 |
2022-23 | £943k | £821k | +£122k | £2k | 150 |
2023-24 | £963k | £858k | +£105k | £0 | 143 |
2024-25 | £1.0m | £885k | +£126k | £47k | 150 |
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 40% of them. It spends £5,880 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,904.
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 | £2,299 | £3,542 | £3,157–£3,828 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,714 | £1,221 | £901–£1,774 |
Supply staff | £571 | £140 | £51–£214 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £347 | £241–£441 |
Premises | £359 | £373 | £296–£423 |
Energy | £153 | £108 | £82–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £226 | £305 | £230–£390 |
Bought-in services | £-80 | £180 | £112–£295 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Large reserves
- Anton Infant School Tight
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Windrush Church of England Primary School Tight
- Wigton Nursery and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Lockwood Primary School Healthy
- Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Downham Feoffees Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School Large reserves
- Kingsmoor Lower School In deficit
- Lanivet Community Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £970k | £6,445 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £19k | £126 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £43k | £286 |
Money raised by parents
ST MINVER CP SCHOOL PTA (charity 1042647, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £11k | £10k |
2024-08 | £5k | £26k |
2023-08 | £7k | £7k |
2022-08 | £22k | £15k |
2021-08 | £22k | £15k |
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 20% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £571 a pupil, against a typical £140 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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