Paternoster School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £188k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Gloucestershire · Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SAND ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£56k | £48k | 49 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£119k | £162k | 49 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£107k | £14k | 61 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£209k | £2k | 63 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£75k | -£95k | 66 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.0m | +£266k | £2k | 66 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£20k | £188k | 66 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 £35,924 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £32,348.
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 | £12,409 | £11,941 | £9,693–£14,417 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £14,303 | £11,437 | £8,195–£13,734 |
Supply staff | £0 | £291 | £13–£1,228 |
Admin and clerical | £1,000 | £1,487 | £1,097–£1,961 |
Premises | £1,727 | £1,766 | £1,107–£2,111 |
Energy | £758 | £605 | £435–£737 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,924 | £1,049 | £771–£1,356 |
Bought-in services | £2,121 | £1,006 | £517–£2,040 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Healthy
- Prestley Wood Academy Healthy
- The Coppice School Heading for deficit
- The Axis Academy Large reserves
- Hopescourt School Large reserves
- Woodbridge Road Academy Healthy
- The Dales School Healthy
- Branthwaite Academy Large reserves
- Thomasson Memorial School Tight
- Westfield School Large reserves
- Sladewood Academy In deficit
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £34,864 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £815k | £12,348 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £50k | £758 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF PATERNOSTER SCHOOL (charity 1008997, Registered) raised £5k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-10 | £5k | £5k |
2024-10 | £37k | £25k |
2023-10 | £8k | £13k |
2022-10 | £4k | £35k |
2021-10 | £16k | £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 learning resources & ict is £1,924 a pupil, against a typical £1,049 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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