Romiley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £96k in reserve, 4% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Stockport · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£77k | £56k | 448 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£53k | £3k | 446 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£148k | £151k | 440 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£61k | £212k | 438 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£86k | £126k | 438 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£30k | £96k | 434 |
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 £5,525 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,299.
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 | £2,755 | £2,988 | £2,835–£3,225 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,058 | £1,258 | £1,134–£1,544 |
Supply staff | £29 | £105 | £36–£241 |
Admin and clerical | £153 | £244 | £179–£309 |
Premises | £259 | £287 | £245–£338 |
Energy | £120 | £78 | £68–£97 |
Learning resources & ICT | £296 | £224 | £185–£308 |
Bought-in services | £181 | £157 | £63–£249 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School In deficit
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Large reserves
- Radipole Primary School Large reserves
- Westwood Farm Infant School Healthy
- Ardley Hill Academy Large reserves
- Ings Farm Primary School Large reserves
- Meadowbank Primary School Large reserves
- Burlish Park Primary School Large reserves
- Barry Primary School Healthy
- Lawley Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- East Hunsbury Primary School Large reserves
- Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £5,129 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £53k | £122 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £103k | £236 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £142k | £327 |
Money raised by parents
ROMILEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1220072, 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 energy is £120 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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