St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £246k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). West Sussex · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER 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 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£80k | £81k | 412 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£39k | £42k | 418 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£6k | £36k | 415 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£11k | £46k | 410 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£21k | £176k | 388 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£30k | £205k | 393 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.0m | +£136k | £246k | 391 |
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 £7,711 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,143.
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 | £3,338 | £2,995 | £2,867–£3,231 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,363 | £1,245 | £1,052–£1,440 |
Supply staff | £15 | £100 | £54–£218 |
Admin and clerical | £389 | £242 | £212–£322 |
Premises | £309 | £278 | £237–£362 |
Energy | £107 | £81 | £68–£99 |
Learning resources & ICT | £207 | £241 | £221–£272 |
Bought-in services | £194 | £130 | £57–£192 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Meltham CofE (VC) Primary School In deficit
- Whitkirk Primary School In deficit
- Inmans Primary School Heading for deficit
- Seaford Primary School Large reserves
- Eccleston Mere Primary School In deficit
- Woodford Primary School Large reserves
- Knebworth Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- The Greetland Academy Large reserves
- Charlestown Primary School Healthy
- R A Butler Junior School Healthy
- Leigh Academy Bearsted Large reserves
- South Farnborough Junior School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £6,261 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £132k | £338 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £195k | £499 |
Money raised by parents
ST NICOLAS AND ST MARY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 291223, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £12k | £6k |
2024-12 | £16k | £24k |
2023-12 | £13k | £14k |
2022-12 | £10k | £2k |
2021-12 | £5k | £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 admin and clerical is £389 a pupil, against a typical £242 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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