St Mary's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £391k in reserve, 31% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bath and North East Somerset · 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 | £835k | £832k | +£3k | £74k | 185 |
2019-20 | £942k | £897k | +£45k | £119k | 191 |
2020-21 | £985k | £937k | +£47k | £166k | 192 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£20k | £187k | 182 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£6k | £181k | 198 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£125k | £306k | 189 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£85k | £391k | 185 |
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 100% of them. It spends £6,319 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,804.
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 | £3,057 | £3,336 | £3,120–£3,510 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £836 | £1,234 | £1,040–£1,404 |
Supply staff | £101 | £98 | £45–£203 |
Admin and clerical | £418 | £308 | £206–£399 |
Premises | £258 | £358 | £262–£459 |
Energy | £97 | £105 | £85–£115 |
Learning resources & ICT | £488 | £311 | £260–£369 |
Bought-in services | £496 | £158 | £91–£265 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Helen's Primary School In deficit
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- Castor CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hollinhey Primary School Large reserves
- Little Hoole Primary School Large reserves
- Anderton Primary School Healthy
- Baston CE Primary School Healthy
- Grange Infants' School Large reserves
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- East Ayton Community Primary School Large reserves
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Emmbrook Infant School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,419 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £65k | £351 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £43k | £231 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £68k | £368 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARY'S SCHOOL PTA, BATH (charity 1162005, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £9k |
2024-08 | £9k | £7k |
2023-08 | £10k | £6k |
2022-08 | £12k | £6k |
2021-08 | £1k | £16k |
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 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 bought-in services is £496 a pupil, against a typical £158 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £488 a pupil, against a typical £311 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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