St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Derbyshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-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 | £928k | £801k | +£127k | £148k | 214 |
2019-20 | £999k | £1.1m | -£69k | £104k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.5m | -£312k | -£251k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£5k | £0 | 232 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£146k | £0 | 233 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£43k | £0 | 244 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£202k | £105k | 241 |
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 £5,801 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,825.
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 | £3,075 | £3,250 | £3,097–£3,502 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,149 | £1,477 | £1,189–£1,650 |
Supply staff | £79 | £91 | £54–£164 |
Admin and clerical | £203 | £300 | £221–£351 |
Premises | £174 | £378 | £272–£416 |
Energy | £54 | £98 | £71–£108 |
Learning resources & ICT | £237 | £280 | £214–£349 |
Bought-in services | £79 | £182 | £119–£318 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Large reserves
- Mere School Healthy
- Maybury Primary School Large reserves
- Sharples Primary School Large reserves
- Wansdyke School Large reserves
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Heading for deficit
- Cedars Primary School Heading for deficit
- Ringwood Church of England Infant School Healthy
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Healthy
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,245 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £29k | £120 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £95k | £394 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL (charity 1097887, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £4k | £5k |
2024-03 | £5k | £10k |
2023-03 | £6k | £6k |
2022-03 | £3k | £6k |
2021-03 | £4k | £1k |
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.
- 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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