St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £145k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£31k | £74k | 418 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£37k | £85k | 420 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£14k | £57k | 418 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£8k | £65k | 420 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£71k | £55k | 430 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£152k | £59k | 425 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£201k | £145k | 429 |
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 37% of them. It spends £5,734 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,042.
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 | £2,825 | £2,957 | £2,778–£3,185 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,023 | £1,226 | £971–£1,325 |
Supply staff | £35 | £87 | £23–£138 |
Admin and clerical | £245 | £288 | £237–£358 |
Premises | £303 | £285 | £238–£340 |
Energy | £61 | £72 | £62–£85 |
Learning resources & ICT | £371 | £257 | £206–£343 |
Bought-in services | £105 | £111 | £78–£172 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Carnarvon Primary School In deficit
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Heading for deficit
- The Gerrards Cross CofE School Large reserves
- Round Diamond Primary School Large reserves
- The Marist Catholic Primary School Healthy
- The Croft Primary School Large reserves
- Russell Lower School Large reserves
- Meadow Primary School Tight
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Northgate Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,580 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £40k | £93 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £267k | £622 |
Money raised by parents
ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY PTA (charity 1096329, Registered) raised £31k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £31k | £44k |
2024-08 | £34k | £35k |
2023-08 | £35k | £19k |
2022-08 | £26k | £11k |
2021-08 | £13k | £13k |
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.
- 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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