St Teresa's Catholic Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £319k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2022-23, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wokingham · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: MOTHER TERESA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
A 2023-24 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2022-23
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£5k | £542k | 336 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£70k | £518k | 329 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£100k | £501k | 326 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£86k | £374k | 318 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£48k | £319k | 331 |
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 87% of them. It spends £5,583 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,338.
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 | £2,610 | £3,074 | £2,987–£3,309 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £656 | £1,043 | £808–£1,313 |
Supply staff | £39 | £119 | £68–£172 |
Admin and clerical | £396 | £280 | £229–£374 |
Premises | £287 | £289 | £254–£339 |
Energy | £97 | £90 | £72–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £221 | £258 | £191–£340 |
Bought-in services | £57 | £141 | £68–£222 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- West Park Primary School In deficit
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Tight
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Homefields Primary School Large reserves
- Mapperley Plains Primary and Nursery School Tight
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School In deficit
- Recreation Road Infant School Heading for deficit
- St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Lift Hockley Large reserves
- Lowbrook Academy Large reserves
- Whittington Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Fulwell Infant School Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2022-23
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £4,934 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £10k | £30 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £346k | £1,045 |
Money raised by parents
St Teresa’s Catholic Academy School Association (charity 1102310, Registered) raised £27k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £27k | £11k |
2024-08 | £13k | £5k |
2023-08 | £11k | £32k |
2022-08 | £29k | £11k |
2021-08 | £16k | £19k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- 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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