St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wiltshire · 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 | £489k | £468k | +£21k | £66k | 87 |
2019-20 | £492k | £495k | -£2k | £63k | 88 |
2020-21 | £533k | £544k | -£11k | £52k | 92 |
2021-22 | £551k | £594k | -£43k | £9k | 86 |
2022-23 | £637k | £632k | +£5k | £14k | 78 |
2023-24 | £714k | £699k | +£15k | £29k | 80 |
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 43% of them. It spends £8,734 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,115.
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 | £4,063 | £4,183 | £4,005–£4,559 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,650 | £1,550 | £1,343–£1,990 |
Supply staff | £360 | £140 | £63–£274 |
Admin and clerical | £469 | £434 | £383–£496 |
Premises | £363 | £356 | £280–£518 |
Energy | £134 | £126 | £99–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £383 | £424 | £303–£602 |
Bought-in services | £460 | £296 | £115–£382 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Isbourne Valley School In deficit
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School In deficit
- Corvedale CofE Primary School In deficit
- Pitton Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ambergate Primary School Healthy
- Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Lanercost CofE Primary School Healthy
- Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Norton Sub Hamdon Church School Tight
- Stapleford Primary School Large reserves
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School Healthy
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £676k | £8,451 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £85k | £1,060 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £17k | £209 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £470 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 8% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £360 a pupil, against a typical £140 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £460 a pupil, against a typical £296 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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