Lakenheath Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £93k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 4 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Suffolk · 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 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£36k | £119k | 286 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£48k | £71k | 285 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£85k | £156k | 278 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£24k | £180k | 276 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£14k | £167k | 269 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£29k | £138k | 258 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£28k | £110k | 260 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£17k | £93k | 282 |
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 57% of them. It spends £7,119 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,848.
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 | £3,176 | £3,268 | £2,994–£3,561 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,797 | £1,382 | £1,072–£1,688 |
Supply staff | £92 | £81 | £33–£230 |
Admin and clerical | £371 | £326 | £263–£381 |
Premises | £258 | £342 | £300–£429 |
Energy | £105 | £100 | £82–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £359 | £297 | £214–£350 |
Bought-in services | £101 | £184 | £78–£347 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Healthy
- Hoyle Court Primary School Tight
- Tenacres First School Healthy
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Tight
- Daisyfield Primary School Healthy
- Dartington Church of England Academy Healthy
- Chalk Ridge Primary School In deficit
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy Healthy
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Large reserves
- Sowerby Primary Academy Large reserves
- Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,477 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £258k | £914 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £74k | £263 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £164k | £581 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF LAKENHEATH PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1149949, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £8k |
2024-08 | £11k | £8k |
2023-08 | £11k | £9k |
2022-08 | £13k | £9k |
2021-08 | £9k | £3k |
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.
- 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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