Thingwall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wirral · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: OAK TREES MULTI 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 | £927k | £940k | -£13k | £85k | 199 |
2019-20 | £948k | £1.0m | -£53k | £32k | 205 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£12k | £19k | 206 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£7k | £26k | 210 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£58k | -£32k | 210 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£108k | £85k | 201 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,483 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,494.
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 | £3,348 | £3,134 | £2,916–£3,564 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,219 | £1,110 | £903–£1,309 |
Supply staff | £55 | £109 | £48–£190 |
Admin and clerical | £328 | £315 | £262–£388 |
Premises | £303 | £357 | £296–£414 |
Energy | £45 | £99 | £73–£120 |
Learning resources & ICT | £189 | £358 | £243–£447 |
Bought-in services | £259 | £157 | £103–£256 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater Large reserves
- Ettington CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School In deficit
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks Large reserves
- Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Manor Way Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Garstang Community Primary School Healthy
- Daresbury Primary School In deficit
- Offham Primary School Tight
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,871 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £186k | £925 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £30k | £149 |
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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