Larchfield Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £259k in reserve, 15% of a year's income. It has been drawing on it for 3 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Windsor and Maidenhead · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£4k | £183k | 209 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£123k | £306k | 209 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£80k | £386k | 214 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£12k | £374k | 207 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£76k | £450k | 220 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.5m | -£148k | £302k | 223 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£28k | £274k | 213 |
2025-26 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£15k | £259k | 208 |
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 60% of them. It spends £8,403 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,731.
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 | £3,549 | £3,398 | £3,200–£3,698 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,803 | £1,577 | £1,236–£1,947 |
Supply staff | £232 | £191 | £91–£325 |
Admin and clerical | £834 | £408 | £334–£451 |
Premises | £410 | £414 | £331–£558 |
Energy | £91 | £122 | £99–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £311 | £298 | £249–£379 |
Bought-in services | £306 | £212 | £82–£373 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Orchard Meadow Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Marshlands Primary School Large reserves
- Moorlands Primary School Large reserves
- The Mill Academy Heading for deficit
- Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Large reserves
- Charnwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Philip's CofE Primary School Healthy
- Westgate Primary School Large reserves
- Berrycoombe School In deficit
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,574 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £280 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £116k | £561 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £157k | £758 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £834 a pupil, against a typical £408 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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