Great Meols Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £193k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OAK TREES 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 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£100k | £212k | 434 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£44k | £181k | 459 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£108k | £184k | 466 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£110k | £178k | 458 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£53k | £101k | 456 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.6m | +£159k | £57k | 454 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£253k | £193k | 453 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,084 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,218.
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 | £2,918 | £3,015 | £2,747–£3,220 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,395 | £1,242 | £1,052–£1,336 |
Supply staff | £31 | £95 | £35–£149 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £244 | £203–£368 |
Premises | £241 | £284 | £242–£338 |
Energy | £51 | £76 | £67–£92 |
Learning resources & ICT | £201 | £281 | £204–£332 |
Bought-in services | £291 | £109 | £63–£166 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Elburton Primary School Large reserves
- Cuffley School Large reserves
- Glynne Primary School Healthy
- Brunton First School Heading for deficit
- Cheadle Hulme Primary School Large reserves
- Ninelands Primary School In deficit
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Heading for deficit
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Northgate Primary School Large reserves
- Russell Lower School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,291 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £341k | £753 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £159k | £351 |
Money raised by parents
GREAT MEOLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 508030, Registered) raised £27k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £27k | £26k |
2024-08 | £18k | £23k |
2023-08 | £28k | £22k |
2022-08 | £27k | £17k |
2021-08 | £9k | £11k |
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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £291 a pupil, against a typical £109 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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