Lever House Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £145k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£13k | £98k | 290 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£37k | £135k | 301 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£114k | £249k | 305 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£38k | £211k | 311 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£40k | £171k | 310 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£12k | £183k | 307 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£5k | £188k | 305 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£44k | £145k | 293 |
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 67% of them. It spends £7,212 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,562.
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 | £3,353 | £3,103 | £2,982–£3,410 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,192 | £1,208 | £1,011–£1,420 |
Supply staff | £136 | £94 | £48–£182 |
Admin and clerical | £265 | £297 | £270–£397 |
Premises | £421 | £308 | £248–£349 |
Energy | £47 | £89 | £73–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £497 | £283 | £234–£319 |
Bought-in services | £277 | £159 | £97–£268 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Large reserves
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School Large reserves
- Millfield First and Nursery School Large reserves
- Simmondley Primary School Healthy
- Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School Tight
- The Meads Primary School Heading for deficit
- Crawshawbooth Primary School In deficit
- Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery In deficit
- James Peacock Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Oakfield First School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,307 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £128k | £435 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £63k | £215 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £222k | £756 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £497 a pupil, against a typical £283 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £421 a pupil, against a typical £308 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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