Orchard Lea Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £62k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · 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 | £844k | £847k | -£3k | £46k | 167 |
2019-20 | £811k | £792k | +£20k | £65k | 169 |
2020-21 | £877k | £810k | +£67k | £132k | 164 |
2021-22 | £870k | £907k | -£38k | £95k | 174 |
2022-23 | £960k | £986k | -£26k | £69k | 161 |
2023-24 | £958k | £991k | -£33k | £35k | 158 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £994k | +£72k | £107k | 132 |
2025-26 | £934k | £979k | -£45k | £62k | 118 |
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 £8,297 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,126.
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 | £3,956 | £3,649 | £3,223–£3,906 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,069 | £1,590 | £1,294–£2,003 |
Supply staff | £297 | £157 | £66–£471 |
Admin and clerical | £614 | £446 | £333–£558 |
Premises | £527 | £397 | £344–£472 |
Energy | £121 | £126 | £106–£162 |
Learning resources & ICT | £247 | £361 | £284–£439 |
Bought-in services | £327 | £186 | £99–£286 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- Lorraine Infant School & Nursery Tight
- Stoke-on-Tern Primary School Large reserves
- Townville Academy Large reserves
- Robert Miles Infant School In deficit
- Wilburton CofE Primary School Healthy
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants Healthy
- Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Dodworth St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £921k | £7,807 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £224 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £53k | £452 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £13k | £106 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 29% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £327 a pupil, against a typical £186 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £614 a pupil, against a typical £446 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £527 a pupil, against a typical £397 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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