Five Lanes Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £228k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Leeds · Primary · Community 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 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£30k | £193k | 448 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£38k | £156k | 460 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£159k | £315k | 456 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£105k | £420k | 446 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£19k | £401k | 456 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £3.0m | -£90k | £311k | 450 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£43k | £354k | 458 |
2025-26 | £3.4m | £3.5m | -£126k | £228k | 441 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary 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 40% of them. It spends £7,939 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,222.
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 | £2,849 | £2,963 | £2,635–£3,119 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,994 | £1,444 | £1,197–£1,652 |
Supply staff | £121 | £123 | £39–£241 |
Admin and clerical | £179 | £249 | £198–£296 |
Premises | £1,346 | £310 | £264–£370 |
Energy | £0 | £86 | £74–£103 |
Learning resources & ICT | £252 | £250 | £198–£341 |
Bought-in services | £349 | £112 | £43–£157 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- Highwood Primary School Healthy
- Ballifield Primary School In deficit
- Cottingley Village Primary School Healthy
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Large reserves
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Large reserves
- Cliff Lane Primary School Healthy
- North Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Parkdale Primary School Large reserves
- Hilltop Primary School Healthy
- Roebuck Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £7,335 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £183k | £415 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £154k | £350 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £191k | £432 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £1,346 a pupil, against a typical £310 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £349 a pupil, against a typical £112 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,994 a pupil, against a typical £1,444 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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