Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre: school finances
Healthy
Holds £66k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Manchester · Nursery · Local authority nursery school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£20k | £69k | 104 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£55k | £14k | 98 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£72k | -£58k | 81 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£79k | £21k | 75 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£16k | £4k | 71 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£12k | £16k | 65 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£11k | £28k | 59 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£38k | £66k | 138 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 nursery schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 30% of them. It spends £13,111 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £12,464.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £1,625 | £2,760 | £2,348–£3,408 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £6,474 | £5,288 | £3,183–£6,610 |
Supply staff | £175 | £42 | £0–£150 |
Admin and clerical | £802 | £750 | £512–£960 |
Premises | £1,005 | £705 | £484–£1,057 |
Energy | £212 | £117 | £82–£174 |
Learning resources & ICT | £313 | £234 | £134–£344 |
Bought-in services | £1,075 | £238 | £133–£862 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre In deficit
- Kendal Nursery School Large reserves
- St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre Large reserves
- Knowle West Early Years Centre In deficit
- Guildford Nursery School Large reserves
- Shenley Fields Nursery School Healthy
- Boundstone Nursery School In deficit
- Castle Vale Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Chapel Street Nursery School Large reserves
- Allens Croft Nursery School In deficit
- Low Hill Nursery School In deficit
- The Wharf Nursery School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £11,679 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £190 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £282k | £2,047 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £1,075 a pupil, against a typical £238 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £175 a pupil, against a typical £42 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £212 a pupil, against a typical £117 for similar schools. What's behind that?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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