Ormskirk Asmall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £89k in reserve, 8% 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 | £960k | £939k | +£21k | £54k | 157 |
2019-20 | £977k | £980k | -£3k | £51k | 156 |
2020-21 | £997k | £975k | +£22k | £73k | 151 |
2021-22 | £957k | £963k | -£6k | £67k | 136 |
2022-23 | £955k | £1.0m | -£64k | £3k | 144 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £967k | +£62k | £66k | 142 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£39k | £105k | 144 |
2025-26 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£15k | £89k | 152 |
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 £7,575 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,208.
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 | £3,647 | £3,397 | £3,127–£3,678 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,125 | £1,466 | £1,159–£1,573 |
Supply staff | £163 | £163 | £72–£247 |
Admin and clerical | £188 | £329 | £244–£394 |
Premises | £553 | £361 | £281–£487 |
Energy | £123 | £107 | £87–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £405 | £281 | £214–£353 |
Bought-in services | £318 | £164 | £73–£221 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St. Joseph's Infant School In deficit
- Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery Healthy
- Springhead Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Marleigh Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Holmesdale Infant School Tight
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Large reserves
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Healthy
- Northfield Infant School Large reserves
- Broomgrove Infant School Large reserves
- Mary Exton Primary School In deficit
- Castleward Spencer Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.0m | £6,768 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £90k | £592 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £50k | £331 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £107k | £705 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £318 a pupil, against a typical £164 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £553 a pupil, against a typical £361 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £405 a pupil, against a typical £281 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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