St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £166k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Calderdale · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BLESSED PETER SNOW CATHOLIC ACADEMY 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£12k | £79k | 291 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£13k | £92k | 289 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£18k | £74k | 290 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£53k | £38k | 292 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£51k | £42k | 302 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£125k | £85k | 302 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£95k | £166k | 287 |
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 53% of them. It spends £7,077 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,209.
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 | £3,035 | £3,177 | £2,974–£3,476 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,507 | £1,253–£1,895 |
Supply staff | £1,972 | £200 | £120–£290 |
Admin and clerical | £247 | £291 | £255–£371 |
Premises | £338 | £385 | £331–£431 |
Energy | £118 | £117 | £79–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £331 | £293 | £203–£371 |
Bought-in services | £136 | £170 | £79–£236 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Newhey Community Primary School Healthy
- Kingsmoor Academy Tight
- The Glapton Academy Healthy
- Staple Hill Primary School Healthy
- Upperwood Academy Large reserves
- Market Deeping Community Primary School Healthy
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Healthy
- Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy Large reserves
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Camelford Community Primary School Large reserves
- Borrow Wood Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £7,150 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £148k | £516 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £74k | £258 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARY'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1054124, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £8k | £7k |
2024-12 | £6k | £13k |
2023-12 | £9k | £6k |
2022-12 | £11k | £7k |
2021-12 | £3k | £3k |
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 supply staff is £1,972 a pupil, against a typical £200 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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