St Thomas CE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £92k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kirklees · 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 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£11k | £88k | 428 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£29k | £58k | 428 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£43k | £101k | 428 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£15k | £86k | 423 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£46k | £40k | 409 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.9m | -£42k | -£2k | 414 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £3.0m | +£94k | £92k | 402 |
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 20% of them. It spends £7,356 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,575.
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 | £3,315 | £3,395 | £3,037–£3,743 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,576 | £1,671 | £1,312–£2,075 |
Supply staff | £333 | £150 | £84–£301 |
Admin and clerical | £383 | £296 | £216–£377 |
Premises | £382 | £386 | £301–£478 |
Energy | £81 | £105 | £84–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £398 | £278 | £217–£336 |
Bought-in services | £241 | £181 | £93–£366 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Atlas Academy Healthy
- Tiger Primary School Large reserves
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Large reserves
- Churchfield Church School In deficit
- George Betts Primary Academy Healthy
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Large reserves
- Knowsley Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Large reserves
- Mesty Croft Primary Healthy
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Large reserves
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £7,333 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £265k | £660 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £261k | £650 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £103k | £257 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £333 a pupil, against a typical £150 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £398 a pupil, against a typical £278 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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