The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 7% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 3 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £949k | £920k | +£29k | £71k | 203 |
2019-20 | £984k | £948k | +£36k | £107k | 208 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £979k | +£48k | £155k | 213 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£27k | £128k | 211 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£29k | £99k | 209 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£16k | £83k | 209 |
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 £5,804 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,018.
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 | £2,748 | £2,951 | £2,703–£3,163 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,012 | £1,049 | £865–£1,358 |
Supply staff | £117 | £84 | £32–£179 |
Admin and clerical | £306 | £258 | £224–£317 |
Premises | £247 | £312 | £286–£332 |
Energy | £75 | £93 | £76–£120 |
Learning resources & ICT | £349 | £299 | £221–£361 |
Bought-in services | £215 | £161 | £80–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton In deficit
- Hall Meadow Primary School Large reserves
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury Heading for deficit
- Ashperton Primary Academy Large reserves
- Neroche Primary School Large reserves
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire In deficit
- Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Tight
- Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Wilmington Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,251 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £11k | £55 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £49k | £235 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £100k | £478 |
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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