St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £28k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
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 | £508k | £510k | -£2k | £43k | 102 |
2019-20 | £543k | £545k | -£2k | £41k | 102 |
2020-21 | £562k | £569k | -£7k | £34k | 105 |
2021-22 | £603k | £593k | +£11k | £44k | 107 |
2022-23 | £644k | £641k | +£3k | £47k | 107 |
2023-24 | £699k | £692k | +£7k | £54k | 99 |
2024-25 | £725k | £751k | -£26k | £28k | 98 |
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 43% of them. It spends £7,665 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,366.
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 | £3,843 | £3,849 | £3,680–£4,169 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,305 | £1,538 | £1,135–£2,019 |
Supply staff | £47 | £139 | £66–£251 |
Admin and clerical | £408 | £434 | £321–£496 |
Premises | £317 | £405 | £318–£577 |
Energy | £180 | £139 | £106–£169 |
Learning resources & ICT | £343 | £367 | £246–£463 |
Bought-in services | £70 | £274 | £106–£487 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Marden Primary Academy Large reserves
- Beaumont Community Primary School Large reserves
- Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Styal Primary School In deficit
- Seagrave Village Primary School Large reserves
- Bladon Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Buriton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School In deficit
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Academy Healthy
- Lea CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £665k | £6,789 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £66k | £675 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £30k | £306 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £60k | £612 |
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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