St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £221k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hertfordshire · 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£52k | £99k | 231 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£23k | £122k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£72k | £194k | 439 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£51k | £244k | 444 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£8k | £236k | 444 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£53k | £184k | 444 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£37k | £221k | 426 |
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 63% of them. It spends £6,639 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,326.
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 | £3,080 | £3,090 | £2,919–£3,238 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £919 | £1,212 | £1,064–£1,503 |
Supply staff | £109 | £93 | £39–£136 |
Admin and clerical | £357 | £289 | £244–£324 |
Premises | £342 | £276 | £234–£347 |
Energy | £136 | £79 | £66–£99 |
Learning resources & ICT | £434 | £300 | £260–£344 |
Bought-in services | £370 | £123 | £66–£200 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ivy Lane Primary School Healthy
- Molescroft Primary School In deficit
- Coleham Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hempland Primary School Large reserves
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Healthy
- Kings Langley Primary School Large reserves
- Burpham Primary School Healthy
- Hamilton Primary School Large reserves
- Totley Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £5,723 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £54k | £127 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £43k | £102 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £427k | £1,003 |
Money raised by parents
SS ALBAN AND STEPHEN PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 295680, Registered) raised £42k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £42k | £52k |
2024-07 | £54k | £43k |
2023-07 | £40k | £55k |
2022-07 | £31k | £13k |
2021-07 | £19k | £30k |
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.
- Spending on bought-in services is £370 a pupil, against a typical £123 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £136 a pupil, against a typical £79 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £434 a pupil, against a typical £300 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £357 a pupil, against a typical £289 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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