St James' Church of England Primary School

Spending for this school

This school's data covers the financial year September 2024 to August 2025 academies accounts return (AAR).

Data for academies in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) includes a share of MAT central finance.

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Educational ICT

  • BAE210
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 100% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£133
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£48
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£85 (175.7%)
more per pupil

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Premises staff and services

  • BAE130
  • BAE120
  • BAE180
  • BAE050
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 96.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£127
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£56
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£71 (125.6%)
more per square metre

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Non-educational support staff

  • BAE040
  • BAE260
  • BAE070
  • BAE300
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 80% of similar schools.

This school spends
£1,198
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£843
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£355 (42.1%)
more per pupil

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Educational supplies

  • BAE220
  • BAE200
  • % of central services

High Spending is higher than 86.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£377
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£245
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£132 (54.1%)
more per pupil

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Utilities

  • BAE150
  • BAE140
  • % of central services

Medium Spending is higher than 66.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£23
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£20
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£3 (12.9%)
more per square metre

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • BAE010
  • BAE020
  • BAE240
  • BAE030
  • BAE230
  • % of central services

Low Spending is less than 53.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£5,413
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£5,483
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£70 (1.3%)
less per pupil

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Catering staff and supplies

  • BAE060
  • BAE250
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 27.6% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£317
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£359
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£42 (11.8%)
less per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • BAE280
  • % of central services

Low Spending is higher than 16.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£89
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£187
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£98 (52.5%)
less per pupil

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