Carcroft Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £96k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Doncaster · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED 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 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£7k | £37k | 325 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£53k | -£16k | 316 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£47k | £32k | 306 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.6m | +£263k | £205k | 289 |
2022-23 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£122k | £44k | 283 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £1.8m | +£556k | £56k | 243 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £1.8m | +£482k | £96k | 251 |
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 27% of them. It spends £7,283 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,248.
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 | £3,865 | £3,581 | £3,301–£4,195 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,394 | £1,772 | £1,315–£2,185 |
Supply staff | £16 | £115 | £24–£293 |
Admin and clerical | £243 | £358 | £267–£448 |
Premises | £0 | £470 | £366–£546 |
Energy | £0 | £141 | £105–£178 |
Learning resources & ICT | £363 | £349 | £229–£495 |
Bought-in services | £24 | £187 | £75–£419 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School Healthy
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Large reserves
- Queen Mary Avenue Infant School Healthy
- Dallam Community Primary School Large reserves
- Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy Tight
- Lift Cottingley Large reserves
- Bankfields Primary School Large reserves
- Beacon View Primary Academy Large reserves
- Broadwood Primary School Heading for deficit
- West Park Primary School Large reserves
- Moorcroft Wood Academy Large reserves
- Skerne Park Academy In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £9,112 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £528k | £2,104 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £23k | £92 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 23% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
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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