Stanley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £125k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Blackpool · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SYNERGY EDUCATION 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 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£9k | £113k | 610 |
2019-20 | £2.9m | £2.7m | +£128k | £240k | 605 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.6m | +£277k | £518k | 572 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£2k | £515k | 560 |
2022-23 | £3.0m | £3.2m | -£236k | £279k | 563 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.3m | -£90k | £190k | 572 |
2024-25 | £3.7m | £3.6m | +£124k | £125k | 584 |
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 13% of them. It spends £6,180 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,578.
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 | £3,478 | £3,151 | £3,003–£3,451 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £788 | £1,292 | £1,112–£1,608 |
Supply staff | £336 | £78 | £14–£142 |
Admin and clerical | £209 | £258 | £200–£339 |
Premises | £360 | £326 | £264–£389 |
Energy | £104 | £85 | £68–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £221 | £269 | £188–£332 |
Bought-in services | £202 | £162 | £59–£233 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ravenswood Primary School Heading for deficit
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Large reserves
- Westlands Community Primary School Large reserves
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Large reserves
- Edward Bryant School Large reserves
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Oakway Academy Large reserves
- Denbigh Primary School Large reserves
- Fairfield Spencer Academy Large reserves
- Costessey Primary School Large reserves
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Large reserves
- Copnor Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £6,182 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £263k | £450 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £123k | £211 |
Money raised by parents
STANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1218046, Registered)
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 £336 a pupil, against a typical £78 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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