St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 3 years running; at that rate its £23k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bristol, City of · 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 | £1.9m | +£68k | £82k | 403 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£1k | £83k | 400 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£68k | £152k | 401 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£32k | £120k | 379 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£5k | £115k | 400 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£92k | £23k | 404 |
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 £6,234 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 | £2,569 | £2,978 | £2,883–£3,240 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £963 | £1,147 | £1,064–£1,322 |
Supply staff | £175 | £75 | £34–£156 |
Admin and clerical | £337 | £253 | £204–£289 |
Premises | £366 | £292 | £228–£349 |
Energy | £114 | £82 | £70–£99 |
Learning resources & ICT | £368 | £269 | £260–£297 |
Bought-in services | £415 | £119 | £64–£190 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St James' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Tight
- Wheatfield Primary School Healthy
- King David Primary School Healthy
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre Large reserves
- Astwood Bank Primary School Large reserves
- Cragside Primary School Healthy
- South Benfleet Primary School Large reserves
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Hartford Primary School Healthy
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Straits Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £5,271 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £125k | £309 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £64k | £157 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £297k | £735 |
Money raised by parents
ST. BONAVENTURE'S SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1098168, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £22k | £23k |
2024-08 | £29k | £35k |
2023-08 | £31k | £30k |
2022-08 | £21k | £10k |
2021-08 | £11k | £6k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on bought-in services is £415 a pupil, against a typical £119 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £175 a pupil, against a typical £75 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £114 a pupil, against a typical £82 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £368 a pupil, against a typical £269 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £337 a pupil, against a typical £253 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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