Scorton Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £22k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £414k | £409k | +£5k | £57k | 61 |
2019-20 | £429k | £433k | -£5k | £53k | 55 |
2020-21 | £397k | £404k | -£7k | £46k | 53 |
2021-22 | £385k | £423k | -£37k | £8k | 55 |
2022-23 | £483k | £493k | -£9k | -£1k | 62 |
2023-24 | £547k | £531k | +£16k | £15k | 61 |
2024-25 | £599k | £614k | -£15k | -£462 | 66 |
2025-26 | £641k | £619k | +£22k | £22k | 66 |
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 £9,379 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,004.
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 | £4,218 | £4,421 | £3,987–£4,910 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,130 | £1,351 | £1,217–£1,604 |
Supply staff | £66 | £141 | £46–£433 |
Admin and clerical | £498 | £479 | £398–£624 |
Premises | £279 | £448 | £306–£539 |
Energy | £89 | £144 | £113–£191 |
Learning resources & ICT | £570 | £422 | £293–£611 |
Bought-in services | £641 | £278 | £106–£402 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Coniston CofE Primary School Tight
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Landulph School Large reserves
- South Kilworth Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Tight
- Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Church Broughton CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Stanton-in-Peak CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Holbeton Primary School In deficit
- Shilbottle Primary School In deficit
- Redmile Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £599k | £9,078 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £17k | £261 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £24k | £358 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £42k | £634 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF SCORTON SCHOOL (charity 1114467, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
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 £641 a pupil, against a typical £278 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,130 a pupil, against a typical £1,351 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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