St John's Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bath and North East Somerset · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£6k | £80k | 242 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £892k | +£157k | £150k | 236 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£10k | £170k | 238 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£103k | £0 | 241 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£194k | £0 | 210 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£141k | £0 | 208 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£7k | £66k | 201 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,353 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,513.
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 | £3,114 | £3,092 | £2,861–£3,528 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £910 | £1,143 | £1,023–£1,483 |
Supply staff | £542 | £68 | £39–£166 |
Admin and clerical | £328 | £333 | £225–£366 |
Premises | £423 | £369 | £301–£444 |
Energy | £114 | £92 | £71–£114 |
Learning resources & ICT | £343 | £317 | £244–£380 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £186 | £102–£279 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hazel Wood Infant School Healthy
- Grendon Underwood School Large reserves
- Hallam Fields, Birstall Large reserves
- Latton Green Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Toft Hill Primary School Healthy
- Hellingly Community Primary School In deficit
- King's Gate Primary School Large reserves
- Colebrook Junior School Large reserves
- Middlestown Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Tight
- Cotford St Luke Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,338 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £63k | £313 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | -£4k | £-20 |
Money raised by parents
ST JOHNS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1032970, Registered) raised £14k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £14k | £11k |
2024-08 | £9k | £8k |
2023-08 | £8k | £5k |
2022-08 | £11k | £12k |
2021-08 | £8k | £8k |
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 £542 a pupil, against a typical £68 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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