Sherborne Church of England Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £7k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Gloucestershire · 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 | £378k | £317k | +£61k | £29k | 54 |
2019-20 | £330k | £353k | -£23k | £6k | 52 |
2020-21 | £402k | £396k | +£6k | £12k | 54 |
2021-22 | £438k | £420k | +£18k | £30k | 52 |
2022-23 | £462k | £483k | -£21k | £9k | 55 |
2023-24 | £515k | £516k | -£1k | £7k | 54 |
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 £9,562 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,009.
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 | £4,510 | £4,922 | £4,438–£5,521 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,363 | £1,464 | £1,236–£1,727 |
Supply staff | £242 | £175 | £78–£323 |
Admin and clerical | £431 | £553 | £451–£676 |
Premises | £384 | £525 | £402–£642 |
Energy | £140 | £145 | £122–£216 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,001 | £559 | £457–£810 |
Bought-in services | £707 | £227 | £75–£474 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Holmeswood Methodist School Healthy
- Waberthwaite CofE School Large reserves
- Farnley Tyas Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School Heading for deficit
- Witchampton Church of England First School Tight
- Dagnall VA Church of England School Large reserves
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfield Large reserves
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School In deficit
- Crosscrake CofE Primary School Healthy
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School In deficit
- Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Peter's CofE Academy Alton Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £486k | £8,999 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £14k | £261 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £5k | £99 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £29k | £543 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SHERBORNE SCHOOL (charity 1075256, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £15k |
2024-08 | £9k | £5k |
2023-08 | £6k | £2k |
2022-08 | £2k | £986 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £707 a pupil, against a typical £227 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £1,001 a pupil, against a typical £559 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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