Cost of running by reference to the funding provided by Church of England for St Thomas' past 3 years

Summary

The request sought the running costs of St Thomas' Primary School over three years, specifically distinguishing between funding from the Department of Education and the Church of England. The authority disclosed that the Department covered the vast majority of expenditure, while Church funding was minimal, and confirmed the school does not pay rent.

Key Facts

• St Thomas' Primary School is a Church of England maintained school.
• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture covered the majority of the school's expenditure for the years 2014/15, 2015/16, and 2016/17.
• Funding provided directly by the Church of England and the Lord Bishop was negligible compared to government funding.
• The school does not pay rent for the school building.
• The information provided was confirmed to be published on the Government website.

Data Disclosed

• 290,136.25
• 283,493.45
• 306,039.19
• 480.00
• 90.93
• 553.91
• 290,616.25
• 283,584.38
• 306,593.10
• 2014/15
• 2015/16
• 2016/17
• 17 July 2017
• 2017-06-25
• IM92848I

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

17 July 2017

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Reference Number IM92848I

Your Request

As St Thomas is a Church of England maintained school, please confirm the costs of running the school for the past 3 years by reference to the funding provided by the Church of England and the funding provided by the Department.

Department Response

The Department is pleased to provide you with the following information as requested in your Freedom of Information request. This information will also be published on the Government website in due course should you wish to revisit the information.

St Thomas's Primary School Funding for the financial years 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Actual Actual Actual Expenditure covered by DEC 290,136.25

283,493.45

306,039.19

Expenditure covered by the church Funding from Lord Bishop 480.00

Funding from Church of England 90.93

553.91

Total funding 290,616.25

283,584.38

306,593.10

The school does not pay rent for the school building.

Department of Education and Children

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