School Moneyby Schools in Reach
I am a

Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy: school finances

Latest full year 2024-25, as an academy (accounts return, September to August). Rotherham · Primary · Academy converter

Healthy

Holds £71k £366 per pupil in reserve, 5% of a year's income.

Status by year

  1. 2018-19 Large reserves reserve 8% or more of a year's income
  2. 2019-20 Large reserves same as the year before
  3. 2020-21 Large reserves same as the year before
  4. 2021-22 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
  5. 2022-23 Healthy same as the year before
  6. 2023-24 Tight reserve under 3% of a year's income
  7. 2024-25 Healthy reserve between 3% and 8% of a year's income
Present and share

School presentation · PTFA presentation

School Wrapped: Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy's year in money · PTFA Wrapped

Government funding vs spending per pupil

In 2024-25, government funding was £1.3m £6,874 per pupil and spending £1.3m £6,756 per pupil. Government funding was £23k £118 per pupil more than spending.

Government funding and spending per pupil, 2018-19 to 2024-25Government funding and spending per pupil each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25. 2018-19: funding £5k, spending £5k; 2019-20: funding £5k, spending £5k; 2020-21: funding £5k, spending £6k; 2021-22: funding £5k, spending £5k; 2022-23: funding £5k, spending £6k; 2023-24: funding £6k, spending £6k; 2024-25: funding £7k, spending £7k£4,000£5,000£6,000£7,0002018-192020-212022-232024-25Gov. fundingSpendingSimilarGov. fundingSpending

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

Reserve per pupil, 2018-19 to 2024-25Reserve per pupil at the end of each year. 2018-19: £492; 2019-20: £478; 2020-21: £589; 2021-22: £410; 2022-23: £211; 2023-24: £116; 2024-25: £231£0£200£400£6002018-192020-212022-232024-25ReserveSimilarReserve

Real terms: in 2025-26 prices (HM Treasury GDP deflator, October 2026).

Each year's figures, newest first
YearPupilsIncomeSpendingIn-year balanceReserve at year end
2024-25194.5£1.4m £7,157 per pupil£1.3m £6,756 per pupil+£78k +£401 per pupil£45k £231 per pupil
2023-24199.0£1.3m £6,668 per pupil£1.3m £6,452 per pupil+£43k +£216 per pupil£23k £116 per pupil
2022-23213.0£1.2m £5,606 per pupil£1.2m £5,573 per pupil+£7k +£33 per pupil£45k £211 per pupil
2021-22180.5£1.0m £5,557 per pupil£980k £5,429 per pupil+£23k +£127 per pupil£74k £410 per pupil
2020-21166.5£908k £5,453 per pupil£987k £5,928 per pupil-£79k -£474 per pupil£98k £589 per pupil
2019-20159.0£866k £5,447 per pupil£863k £5,428 per pupil+£3k +£19 per pupil£76k £478 per pupil
2018-19164.5£819k £4,979 per pupil£819k £4,979 per pupil£0 £0 per pupil£81k £492 per pupil

Where the money comes from

Income in 2024-25, with the trend per pupil since 2018-19
Line2024-25Trend per pupilChange per pupil since 2018-19Similar schools (median per pupil)
Total income£1.4m £7,157 per pupil+44% +13% real£7k
Government funding£1.3m £6,874 per pupil+43% +13% real£7k
Special needs (SEN) funding£29k £149 per pupil+521% +375% real£316
Pupil premiumNot reported in academy accounts
Money the school raised itself£50k £257 per pupil+69% +33% real£264
Donations (day-to-day)£0 £0 per pupil recorded-100% -100% real£10
Donations for buildings and equipmentNot reported in academy accounts
Facilities and services£26k £134 per pupil£74
Catering income£0 £0 per pupil-100% -100% real£54
Other DfE grants£106k £545 per pupil-21% -38% real£225

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

Spending in 2024-25, with the trend per pupil since 2018-19
Line2024-25Trend per pupilChange per pupil since 2018-19Similar schools (median per pupil)
Total spending£1.3m £6,756 per pupil+36% +7% real£7k
Teachers£656k £3,373 per pupil+18% -7% real£3k
Supply staff£15k £77 per pupil+1183% +888% real£106
Support staff£333k £1,712 per pupil+145% +93% real£1k
Office and admin staff£38k £195 per pupil-42% -54% real£347
Premises staff£33k £170 per pupil+47% +15% real£167
Catering staff£0 £0 per pupil£0
Other staff costs£27k £139 per pupil+28% -1% real£167
All staff costs£1.1m £5,548 per pupil+38% +9% real£5k
Premises£80k £411 per pupil+237% +165% real£376
Energy£12k £62 per pupil+44% +15% real£120
Rates, water and other building costs£78k £401 per pupil+5% -18% real£573
Catering£53k £272 per pupil+4% -18% real£330
Learning resources£58k £298 per pupil+2% -20% real£302
Supplies and services£77k £396 per pupil-4% -25% real£631
Bought-in services£19k £98 per pupil+15% -9% real£202

Staff costs were 82% 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 £1.3m £6,886 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

  1. 2018-19 164.5
  2. 2019-20 159.0
  3. 2020-21 166.5
  4. 2021-22 180.5
  5. 2022-23 213.0
  6. 2023-24 199.0
  7. 2024-25 194.5

Trust central spending

What THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST spent centrally per pupil, on top of this school's own accounts:

  1. 2018-19 £140
  2. 2019-20 £143
  3. 2020-21 £166
  4. 2021-22 £265
  5. 2022-23 £233
  6. 2023-24 £220
  7. 2024-25 £192

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

No registered parents' association found for Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy. Charities with an income of £5,000 or less a year don't have to register with the Charity Commission, so many schools have an active PTA or friends' group that isn't on the register.

Across England, the typical registered parents' association raised £50 per pupil in 2025-26.

Intake and area

academy · Primary · Mixed · THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST (multi-academy trust) · Church of England

Intake band 4 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.

National context

Questions to ask the school

Useful for parents, governors and PTFA committees.

  1. How much of Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy's funding does THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES 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)
  2. How much does the PTA (or friends' association) raise each year, and what does it pay for?
  3. Does the school's reserve figure include its share of the trust's central reserves?
  4. How does Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary 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)
  5. Can the trust move money between its schools, and has this school given or received any?
  6. 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.

Compare side by side

Admissions and catchments for Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary Academy on Schools in Reach · All Rotherham school finances · Schools in Rotherham · THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD ACADEMIES TRUST