Longton Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £81k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£6k | £98k | 211 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£20k | £78k | 211 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£8k | £71k | 209 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£4k | £67k | 206 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£12k | £79k | 203 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£7k | £72k | 211 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£62k | £134k | 203 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£53k | £81k | 213 |
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 43% of them. It spends £6,583 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,212.
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 | £2,874 | £2,979 | £2,758–£3,215 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,075 | £1,095 | £850–£1,309 |
Supply staff | £290 | £96 | £43–£213 |
Admin and clerical | £217 | £311 | £258–£389 |
Premises | £365 | £338 | £281–£380 |
Energy | £67 | £97 | £80–£121 |
Learning resources & ICT | £407 | £300 | £231–£378 |
Bought-in services | £189 | £135 | £66–£197 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Healthy
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby Healthy
- Worsthorne Primary School Healthy
- Austhorpe Primary School Healthy
- Downsway Primary School Healthy
- St Oswald's CofE Academy Large reserves
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Netherthong Primary School Healthy
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- Jerry Clay Academy In deficit
- Maple Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,629 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £29k | £137 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £32k | £149 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £150k | £703 |
Money raised by parents
LONGTON COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1015816, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £21k |
2024-08 | £10k | £4k |
2023-08 | £7k | £817 |
2022-08 | £7k | £546 |
2021-08 | £5k | £329 |
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 supply staff is £290 a pupil, against a typical £96 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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