Walmsley CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £149k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bolton · 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£2k | £80k | 348 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£41k | £39k | 349 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£46k | £85k | 341 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£52k | £136k | 355 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£30k | £106k | 351 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£29k | £134k | 344 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£14k | £149k | 322 |
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 67% of them. It spends £5,866 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,333.
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 | £3,088 | £3,125 | £3,000–£3,250 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £632 | £1,257 | £989–£1,476 |
Supply staff | £320 | £87 | £51–£159 |
Admin and clerical | £312 | £303 | £237–£366 |
Premises | £272 | £303 | £255–£372 |
Energy | £55 | £82 | £71–£93 |
Learning resources & ICT | £362 | £258 | £191–£309 |
Bought-in services | £233 | £141 | £92–£187 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Prestbury CofE Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints' CofE Primary School In deficit
- Aldryngton Primary School Heading for deficit
- Roundwood Primary School Healthy
- South Wellfield First School Large reserves
- South Gosforth First School In deficit
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Trinity Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School In deficit
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Whittington Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Lowbrook Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £5,690 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £22k | £70 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £49k | £152 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £71k | £220 |
Money raised by parents
WALMSLEY CE (AIDED) SCHOOL PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 512092, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £5k |
2024-08 | £9k | £3k |
2023-08 | £9k | £1k |
2022-08 | £10k | £4k |
2021-08 | £6k | £12k |
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 supply staff is £320 a pupil, against a typical £87 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £233 a pupil, against a typical £141 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £362 a pupil, against a typical £258 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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