Funding and Expenditure
A school's financial health directly impacts the resources available for teaching, facilities, and pastoral care. We look at the latest financial benchmarking data to understand how St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole is resourced.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
For the 2024-25 financial year, the total per-pupil expenditure at the school was £7682. Looking closely at where those funds are directed, the amount spent specifically on teaching staff per pupil was £4804.
To put this into perspective, the average per-pupil expenditure across all BCP secondary schools was £7275.27. When looking exclusively at non-selective schools in the area (a fairer peer comparison), the average was £7381.56. With an expenditure of £7682, St Edward's is operating above the BCP average for per-pupil funding.
This level of resourcing helps support the school's broad curriculum and its strong emphasis on pastoral support and personal development.
Important Context: LA-maintained school; from the CFR (maintained schools) workbook rather than AAR.
Data is sourced from the official DfE Financial Benchmarking Tool.