Stourview Church of England Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £31k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST can move money between its schools. The DfE doesn't publish this school's share of the trust's central reserve for this year, so the reserve shown is the school's own.
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 | £582k | £513k | +£69k | £67k | 88 |
2019-20 | £570k | £510k | +£60k | £113k | 79 |
2020-21 | £623k | £574k | +£49k | £202k | 82 |
2021-22 | £635k | £528k | +£107k | £287k | 91 |
2022-23 | £633k | £517k | +£116k | £120k | 76 |
2023-24 | £672k | £552k | +£120k | £31k | 20 |
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 50% of them. It spends £27,600 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £16,506.
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 | £4,550 | £7,731 | £6,506–£9,741 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,850 | £2,812 | £1,851–£3,793 |
Supply staff | £1,200 | £252 | £43–£903 |
Admin and clerical | £9,050 | £1,068 | £692–£1,293 |
Premises | £1,150 | £939 | £720–£1,190 |
Energy | £250 | £291 | £228–£378 |
Learning resources & ICT | £500 | £770 | £431–£1,154 |
Bought-in services | £4,700 | £370 | £119–£838 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lerryn CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Large reserves
- Middleton Community Primary School In deficit
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Sherington Church of England School In deficit
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Luttons Community Primary Academy Tight
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Large reserves
- Polruan Primary Academy Healthy
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Tight
- Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £625k | £31,250 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £13k | £650 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £38k | £1,900 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 77% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £4,700 a pupil, against a typical £370 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £9,050 a pupil, against a typical £1,068 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,200 a pupil, against a typical £252 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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