St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster: school finances
Healthy
Holds £31k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Dorset · 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 | £857k | £890k | -£33k | -£3k | 180 |
2019-20 | £885k | £945k | -£60k | -£62k | 184 |
2020-21 | £912k | £911k | +£869 | -£62k | 169 |
2021-22 | £927k | £885k | +£42k | -£20k | 166 |
2022-23 | £957k | £935k | +£22k | £3k | 164 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £984k | +£28k | £31k | 160 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,148 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,160.
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 | £2,634 | £3,355 | £3,144–£3,677 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,206 | £1,273 | £1,024–£1,506 |
Supply staff | £129 | £112 | £47–£161 |
Admin and clerical | £426 | £354 | £271–£424 |
Premises | £400 | £325 | £259–£421 |
Energy | £95 | £112 | £81–£148 |
Learning resources & ICT | £266 | £332 | £191–£459 |
Bought-in services | £107 | £164 | £62–£231 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gresham Village School and Nursery In deficit
- South Wootton Infant School Healthy
- Robert Piggott CofE Junior School In deficit
- All Cannings Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Large reserves
- Chieveley Primary School In deficit
- Baddow Hall Infant School Large reserves
- Lowe's Wong Infant School In deficit
- Larkfields Infant School Healthy
- Maulden Lower School In deficit
- Stockton Primary School In deficit
- Watling Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £967k | £6,046 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £34k | £213 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £45k | £280 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 11% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
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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