Ledbury Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £201k in reserve, 8% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Herefordshire, County of · 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 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£64k | £377k | 406 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£19k | £396k | 386 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£8k | £404k | 392 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£75k | £329k | 376 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£21k | £350k | 372 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£5k | £354k | 364 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£72k | £283k | 372 |
2025-26 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£81k | £201k | 395 |
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 37% of them. It spends £6,853 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,925.
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 | £3,497 | £3,283 | £3,018–£3,522 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,091 | £1,526 | £1,215–£1,854 |
Supply staff | £17 | £123 | £47–£250 |
Admin and clerical | £327 | £279 | £232–£362 |
Premises | £280 | £357 | £273–£419 |
Energy | £48 | £101 | £77–£138 |
Learning resources & ICT | £274 | £239 | £203–£319 |
Bought-in services | £653 | £174 | £89–£261 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Winter Gardens Academy Healthy
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Healthy
- Goodyers End Primary School Large reserves
- Tanners Brook Primary School Large reserves
- Cranham Primary School Large reserves
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School Healthy
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Large reserves
- Pirton Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Westbourne Primary School Large reserves
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Healthy
- St Bernard's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £6,300 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £122k | £309 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £195k | £492 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £147k | £371 |
Money raised by parents
LEDBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1031226, Registered) raised £26k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £26k | £23k |
2025-08 | £26k | £30k |
2024-08 | £28k | £21k |
2023-08 | £11k | £11k |
2022-08 | £17k | £14k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £653 a pupil, against a typical £174 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
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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