St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

Spending priorities for this school

This school's data covers the financial year April 2024 to March 2025 consistent financial reporting return (CFR).

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Priority cost categories

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Educational supplies

  • E21
  • E19

High priority Spending is higher than 93.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£516
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£271
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£245 (90.3%)
more per pupil

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Educational ICT

  • E20

Medium priority Spending is higher than 82.1% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£163
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£100
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£63 (62.8%)
more per pupil

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Non-educational support staff

  • E05
  • E07
  • E28a

Medium priority Spending is higher than 56.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£854
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£807
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£47 (5.8%)
more per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • E22

Medium priority Spending is higher than 46.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£88
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£93
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£5 (5.0%)
less per pupil

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Utilities

  • E16
  • E15

Medium priority Spending is higher than 30% of similar schools.

This school spends
£17
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£20
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£3 (16.0%)
less per square metre

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • E01
  • E02
  • E26
  • E03
  • E27

Medium priority Spending is less than 83.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,077
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,501
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£424 (7.7%)
less per pupil

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Low priority cost categories

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Premises staff and services

  • E14
  • E12
  • E18
  • E04

Low priority Spending is higher than 13.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£33
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£48
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£15 (31.6%)
less per square metre

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Catering staff and supplies

  • E06
  • E25

Low priority Spending is higher than 6.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£239
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£371
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£132 (35.7%)
less per pupil

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