North Scarle Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £26k in reserve, 4% 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). Lincolnshire · 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 | £366k | £369k | -£2k | £9k | 47 |
2019-20 | £387k | £428k | -£41k | -£32k | 46 |
2020-21 | £413k | £410k | +£4k | -£28k | 49 |
2021-22 | £492k | £466k | +£25k | -£3k | 54 |
2022-23 | £544k | £513k | +£30k | £27k | 61 |
2023-24 | £583k | £551k | +£32k | £59k | 50 |
2024-25 | £570k | £571k | -£862 | £58k | 49 |
2025-26 | £599k | £631k | -£32k | £26k | 49 |
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 27% of them. It spends £12,885 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,887.
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 | £6,283 | £5,219 | £4,282–£5,718 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,393 | £1,626 | £1,316–£2,173 |
Supply staff | £496 | £149 | £59–£242 |
Admin and clerical | £695 | £636 | £524–£873 |
Premises | £522 | £589 | £396–£738 |
Energy | £93 | £208 | £150–£269 |
Learning resources & ICT | £747 | £526 | £317–£735 |
Bought-in services | £432 | £345 | £171–£476 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak Large reserves
- Eastcombe Primary School Large reserves
- Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's Large reserves
- Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Large reserves
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool Large reserves
- Holy Cross Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Othery Village School Large reserves
- Harpley CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
- Wednesfield Technology Primary Healthy
- Hauxton Primary School In deficit
- Lovington Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £551k | £11,251 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £52k | £1,054 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £24k | £493 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £48k | £984 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF NORTH SCARLE SCHOOL (charity 1155872, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-09 | £4k | £5k |
2025-09 | £4k | £771 |
2024-09 | £2k | £852 |
2023-09 | £8k | £4k |
2022-09 | £4k | £955 |
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 £496 a pupil, against a typical £149 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,393 a pupil, against a typical £1,626 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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