Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £102k in reserve, 11% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Shropshire · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £662k | £627k | +£35k | £75k | 136 |
2019-20 | £682k | £674k | +£9k | £84k | 138 |
2020-21 | £698k | £671k | +£27k | £111k | 136 |
2021-22 | £762k | £753k | +£9k | £119k | 131 |
2022-23 | £834k | £818k | +£16k | £135k | 134 |
2023-24 | £877k | £895k | -£17k | £118k | 138 |
2024-25 | £951k | £967k | -£16k | £102k | 136 |
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 80% of them. It spends £7,084 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,299.
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 | £3,252 | £3,888 | £3,331–£4,087 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,131 | £1,527 | £1,175–£2,033 |
Supply staff | £369 | £149 | £70–£328 |
Admin and clerical | £368 | £375 | £300–£465 |
Premises | £326 | £409 | £318–£591 |
Energy | £138 | £146 | £111–£184 |
Learning resources & ICT | £421 | £353 | £248–£509 |
Bought-in services | £264 | £155 | £80–£312 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ninfield Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Hedon Primary School In deficit
- Ellwood Primary School Large reserves
- Kilburn Junior School Tight
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh Tight
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Healthy
- King's Ford Infant School and Nursery Tight
- Bentham Community Primary School In deficit
- Badsey First School Large reserves
- Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy Large reserves
- Weston Hills CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £875k | £6,407 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £128k | £934 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £48k | £355 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £76k | £559 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on supply staff is £369 a pupil, against a typical £149 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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