St Berteline's CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £87k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Halton · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£13k | £47k | 292 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£21k | £68k | 288 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£95k | £163k | 281 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£84k | £80k | 284 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£33k | £47k | 285 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£27k | £74k | 270 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£13k | £87k | 256 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,538 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,648.
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 | £3,202 | £3,217 | £2,887–£3,626 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £898 | £1,291 | £1,110–£1,660 |
Supply staff | £517 | £149 | £58–£257 |
Admin and clerical | £257 | £317 | £225–£362 |
Premises | £294 | £347 | £281–£420 |
Energy | £138 | £105 | £83–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £300 | £257 | £201–£336 |
Bought-in services | £347 | £157 | £97–£256 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- St John's Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Oldfield Park Junior School Tight
- St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School Large reserves
- Lymington Junior School Large reserves
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School Tight
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Upton Infant School In deficit
- High Ash Church of England Primary School Tight
- Ashfield Junior School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,406 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £94k | £366 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £98k | £384 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £47k | £184 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 12% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £517 a pupil, against a typical £149 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £347 a pupil, against a typical £157 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £138 a pupil, against a typical £105 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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