East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy: school finances
Latest full year 2024-25, as an academy (accounts return, September to August). Nottinghamshire · Primary · Academy converter
Healthy
Holds £78k £297 per pupil in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Status by year
- 2018-19 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
- 2019-20 Healthy same as the year before
- 2020-21 Tight reserve under 3% of a year's income
- 2021-22 Tight same as the year before
- 2022-23 Tight same as the year before
- 2023-24 Tight same as the year before
- 2024-25 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
Government funding vs spending per pupil
In 2024-25, government funding was £1.5m £5,780 per pupil and spending £1.6m £5,905 per pupil. Spending was £33k £125 per pupil more than government funding; the difference came from other income, such as lettings, catering or donations, or from the school's reserve.
Funding is the money a school receives; spending is what it pays out. The two differ when a school adds to or draws on its savings, and because some money is spent on its pupils by someone else: the council (for example special needs top-ups and transport) or, for academies, the trust's central team. (IFS, pp. 7, 10, 46, 52, 54)
Government funding is the academy accounts line "grant funding from government" in academy (AAR) years and the CFR grant funding total in council-run years. The two are not strictly comparable: CFR line I07 can include some money that is not from government.
Real terms: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026).
Reserve per pupil by year
Real terms: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026).
| Year | Pupils | Income | Spending | In-year balance | Reserve at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 264.0 | £1.7m £6,318 per pupil | £1.6m £5,905 per pupil | +£109k +£413 per pupil | £71k £269 per pupil |
| 2023-24 | 272.0 | £1.6m £5,717 per pupil | £1.5m £5,485 per pupil | +£63k +£232 per pupil | £25k £92 per pupil |
| 2022-23 | 277.0 | £1.5m £5,242 per pupil | £1.4m £5,054 per pupil | +£52k +£188 per pupil | £9k £32 per pupil |
| 2021-22 | 271.0 | £1.4m £5,048 per pupil | £1.3m £4,889 per pupil | +£43k +£159 per pupil | £11k £41 per pupil |
| 2020-21 | 265.5 | £1.2m £4,701 per pupil | £1.3m £4,934 per pupil | -£62k -£234 per pupil | £16k £60 per pupil |
| 2019-20 | 270.5 | £1.3m £4,932 per pupil | £1.3m £4,765 per pupil | +£45k +£166 per pupil | £66k £244 per pupil |
| 2018-19 | 269.5 | £1.4m £5,158 per pupil | £1.3m £4,942 per pupil | +£58k +£215 per pupil | £65k £241 per pupil |
Where the money comes from
| Line | 2024-25 | Trend per pupil | Change per pupil since 2018-19 | Similar schools (median per pupil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1.7m £6,318 per pupil | +22% -4% real | £7k | |
| Government funding | £1.5m £5,780 per pupil | +42% +12% real | £6k | |
| Special needs (SEN) funding | £41k £155 per pupil | +99% +56% real | £260 | |
| Pupil premium | Not reported in academy accounts | |||
| Money the school raised itself | £112k £424 per pupil | +35% +6% real | £382 | |
| Donations (day-to-day) | £9k £34 per pupil | -8% -27% real | £30 | |
| Donations for buildings and equipment | Not reported in academy accounts | |||
| Facilities and services | £30k £114 per pupil | +660% +511% real | £94 | |
| Catering income | £63k £239 per pupil | -5% -26% real | £43 | |
| Other DfE grants | £88k £333 per pupil | +1414% +1072% real | £223 | |
Other DfE grants is a container line. It includes the grants that cover higher employer pension and National Insurance costs, which cannot be separated out, so no figure is shown for them on their own. Not every rise in a school's income is extra spending power. When the government raised what schools pay as employers into staff pensions and National Insurance, it gave schools grants to cover the bill. The IFS describes this as extra money to pay for extra outgoings, with no change in real resources. About £2.3 billion of the growth in school funding between 2019–20 and 2025–26 was this kind of grant. So when a school's income jumps, check whether its staff costs jumped by the same amount: the money may simply have passed through. (IFS, p. 50)
Academy accounts don't report pupil premium as a separate line, so it is shown as not reported rather than as zero.
Where it goes
| Line | 2024-25 | Trend per pupil | Change per pupil since 2018-19 | Similar schools (median per pupil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total spending | £1.6m £5,905 per pupil | +19% -6% real | £6k | |
| Teachers | £737k £2,792 per pupil | +25% -2% real | £3k | |
| Supply staff | £53k £201 per pupil | +219% +150% real | £94 | |
| Support staff | £242k £917 per pupil | +117% +70% real | £1k | |
| Office and admin staff | £87k £330 per pupil | -5% -26% real | £308 | |
| Premises staff | £76k £288 per pupil | +34% +5% real | £139 | |
| Catering staff | £85k £322 per pupil | +42% +12% real | £0 | |
| Other staff costs | £49k £186 per pupil | -65% -73% real | £211 | |
| All staff costs | £1.2m £4,451 per pupil | +24% -3% real | £5k | |
| Premises | £84k £318 per pupil | +11% -12% real | £317 | |
| Energy | £24k £91 per pupil | +54% +21% real | £100 | |
| Rates, water and other building costs | £173k £655 per pupil | +19% -6% real | £569 | |
| Catering | £129k £489 per pupil | +13% -12% real | £314 | |
| Learning resources | £58k £220 per pupil | -18% -35% real | £269 | |
| Supplies and services | £127k £481 per pupil | -6% -26% real | £488 | |
| Bought-in services | £36k £136 per pupil | +18% -7% real | £132 |
Staff costs were 75% of this school's spending in 2024-25. Across England, over 80% of schools' costs are staff costs. (IFS, p. 63)
In 2025-26 prices, this school spent £1.6m £6,019 per pupil in 2024-25. Across England, primary schools are expected to spend about £7,000 per pupil in 2025–26. (IFS, p. 7)
Academy figures exclude the trust's central spending on its schools, so they can look lower than a council-run school's. See the trust's central spending below.
Pupils by year
- 2018-19 269.5
- 2019-20 270.5
- 2020-21 265.5
- 2021-22 271.0
- 2022-23 277.0
- 2023-24 272.0
- 2024-25 264.0
Trust central spending
What ASPIRE AND SHINE EDUCATION TRUST spent centrally per pupil, on top of this school's own accounts:
- 2018-19 £217
- 2019-20 £211
- 2020-21 £221
- 2021-22 £232
- 2022-23 £235
- 2023-24 £356
- 2024-25 £298
These are cash figures. The IFS average below is in 2025-26 prices.
On average, academy trusts spent £510 per pupil centrally in 2023–24, money that is not counted in their individual schools' own spending. (IFS, p. 56)
Money raised by parents
| School year | Raised | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 year to December 2025 | £16k | £17k |
| 2024-25 year to December 2024 | £24k £93 per pupil | £21k £81 per pupil |
| 2023-24 year to December 2023 | £18k £67 per pupil | £17k £62 per pupil |
- EAST BRIDGFORD ST PETERS PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1201944) Latest return: £16k in the year to December 2025. It reports 15 volunteers. Annual return due 31 October 2026.
Each return is placed in the school year that holds the end of the charity's financial year, and per-pupil figures use that year's pupils. A parents' association's money is its own and isn't in the school's accounts above. Money a parents' association gives the school can also appear in the school's own accounts as donations, so the two can overlap. They are shown separately here and never added together.
Across England, the typical registered parents' association raised £50 per pupil in 2025-26.
Intake and area
- 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals (median school: council 22%, England 22%)
- Neighbourhood deprivation decile 8 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Income deprivation affecting children: decile 7 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- 45% of adults nearby hold a degree-level qualification
- 79% of nearby homes are owner-occupied
- 8% of nearby homes are social rented
Intake band 2 of 5 nationally, combining free-school-meal eligibility and the deprivation of the school's neighbourhood (1 = least disadvantaged, 5 = most).
Context, not a judgement: schools with different intakes get different funding and face different costs.
How my school's money is split
For pupils: out of every pound the school spent in 2024-25, here is roughly where it went, with the amount for each pupil.
- Teachers £790k £2,992 per pupil
- Support staff £242k £917 per pupil
- Buildings and grounds £84k £318 per pupil
- Energy £24k £91 per pupil
- Learning resources £58k £220 per pupil
- Everything else £361k £1,367 per pupil
National context
- Primary pupil numbers in England are expected to fall by over 300,000 (about 8%) between 2024–25 and 2030–31. (IFS, p. 19)
- Council-run primary schools spend about £400 (6%) more per pupil than primary academies, and council-run secondaries about £300 (4%) more, partly because trusts spend some money centrally. (IFS, p. 56)
- Mainstream schools are expected to fund the first £6,000 a year of extra support for a pupil with special needs from their own budget. (IFS, p. 46)
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTFA committees.
- How much of East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy's funding does ASPIRE AND SHINE EDUCATION TRUST keep centrally each year, and what does the school get for it? Why ask: Academy trusts spent £510 per pupil centrally in 2023–24 on average. (IFS, p. 56)
- How much does the PTA (or friends' association) raise each year, and what does it pay for?
- Does the school's reserve figure include its share of the trust's central reserves?
- How does East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy's spending per pupil compare with similar schools, and why? Why ask: Nationally, primaries spend about £7,000 and secondaries about £7,800 per pupil in 2025–26. (IFS, p. 7)
- Can the trust move money between its schools, and has this school given or received any?
- Who sets the school's budget: the headteacher, local governors or the trust board?
Check at source
Every figure here comes from the school's published return. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the figures are worked out.
Similar schools: the closest in phase, size and share of pupils on free school meals.
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy
- Horley Infant School
- Holcombe Brook Primary School
- Whitestone Infant School
- Richmond Methodist Primary School
Admissions and catchments for East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy on Schools in Reach · All Nottinghamshire school finances · Schools in Newark · ASPIRE AND SHINE EDUCATION TRUST
- DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool data: CFR returns for council-run schools (April to March) and academy accounts returns (September to August), Open Government Licence v3.0
- Get Information about Schools, Open Government Licence v3.0
- Charity Commission register, Open Government Licence v3.0
- National context: IFS, Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26 (January 2026); IFS figures are in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, November 2025)
- Real-terms figures on this page: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026)