Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 | £288k | £306k | -£18k | -£56k | 26 |
2019-20 | £323k | £289k | +£33k | -£22k | 43 |
2020-21 | £370k | £333k | +£38k | £16k | 50 |
2021-22 | £386k | £380k | +£7k | £23k | 45 |
2022-23 | £452k | £380k | +£72k | £94k | 38 |
2023-24 | £418k | £467k | -£50k | £44k | 46 |
2024-25 | £483k | £472k | +£11k | £55k | 43 |
2025-26 | £488k | £514k | -£26k | £29k | 51 |
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 47% of them. It spends £10,086 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,711.
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 | £4,566 | £4,957 | £4,226–£5,430 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,266 | £1,605 | £1,260–£2,177 |
Supply staff | £1,006 | £150 | £78–£318 |
Admin and clerical | £517 | £552 | £417–£729 |
Premises | £479 | £566 | £449–£713 |
Energy | £128 | £195 | £123–£242 |
Learning resources & ICT | £660 | £523 | £381–£581 |
Bought-in services | £251 | £365 | £238–£463 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Altarnun Primary School Healthy
- Bradwell Junior School Large reserves
- Port Isaac Academy Heading for deficit
- Thorndon Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Lovington Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Firle Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School In deficit
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School In deficit
- Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Abbey Village Primary School Healthy
- Shebbear Community School Large reserves
- Harpley CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £441k | £8,638 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £12k | £229 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £48k | £936 |
Money raised by parents
LONG MARSTON PARENT TEACHER FRIEND ASSOCIATION (charity 1220069, Registered)
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 £1,006 a pupil, against a typical £150 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £660 a pupil, against a typical £523 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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