Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery: school finances
Tight
Holds £19k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Bristol, City of · 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£39k | £113k | 239 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£12k | £125k | 240 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£37k | £89k | 234 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£59k | £30k | 237 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£83k | -£54k | 247 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£29k | -£83k | 246 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£102k | £19k | 228 |
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 £8,428 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,716.
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 | £3,223 | £3,409 | £3,097–£3,879 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,074 | £1,710 | £1,477–£1,959 |
Supply staff | £148 | £213 | £68–£439 |
Admin and clerical | £468 | £379 | £268–£440 |
Premises | £495 | £402 | £375–£549 |
Energy | £160 | £119 | £106–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £318 | £301 | £230–£448 |
Bought-in services | £554 | £155 | £114–£295 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Trinity Academy Akroydon Large reserves
- Winhills Primary Academy In deficit
- Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Queensbridge Primary School Large reserves
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston Healthy
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Pentland Primary School In deficit
- Barton Primary School In deficit
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Roby Park Primary School Healthy
- Felix Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £8,371 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £208k | £909 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £143k | £626 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £115k | £502 |
Money raised by parents
SEA MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (FRIENDS OF SEA MILLS SCHOOLS) (charity 1061218, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £6k | £11k |
2024-08 | £9k | £19k |
2023-08 | £45k | £2k |
2022-08 | £7k | £5k |
2021-08 | £8k | £15k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on bought-in services is £554 a pupil, against a typical £155 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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