Garras Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £31k 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: CROFTY EDUCATION 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 | £495k | £356k | +£139k | £459k | 60 |
2019-20 | £487k | £397k | +£90k | £524k | 59 |
2020-21 | £461k | £459k | +£2k | £128k | 62 |
2021-22 | £533k | £525k | +£8k | £117k | 64 |
2022-23 | £573k | £512k | +£61k | £0 | 65 |
2023-24 | £586k | £578k | +£8k | £0 | 63 |
2024-25 | £643k | £566k | +£77k | £31k | 66 |
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 £8,576 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,121.
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 | £6,045 | £4,403 | £3,821–£4,927 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,417 | £1,119–£1,981 |
Supply staff | £788 | £170 | £100–£375 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £471 | £372–£612 |
Premises | £439 | £443 | £312–£567 |
Energy | £167 | £155 | £115–£213 |
Learning resources & ICT | £439 | £422 | £354–£594 |
Bought-in services | £167 | £288 | £176–£362 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mells Church First School Large reserves
- Thurlton Primary School Large reserves
- Webber's Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ab Kettleby Primary School Large reserves
- Shipley CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston In deficit
- Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bellingham Primary School Healthy
- Beeston Primary School In deficit
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield Large reserves
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £642k | £9,727 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £42k | £636 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1k | £15 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £788 a pupil, against a typical £170 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £6,045 a pupil, against a typical £4,403 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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