Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services: school finances
Healthy
Holds £92k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hampshire · Nursery · Local authority nursery 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 | £895k | £938k | -£43k | £17k | 62 |
2019-20 | £870k | £928k | -£58k | -£41k | 63 |
2020-21 | £846k | £834k | +£12k | -£29k | 52 |
2021-22 | £960k | £906k | +£53k | £24k | 73 |
2022-23 | £942k | £966k | -£24k | £43 | 52 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£29k | £29k | 82 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£81k | £110k | 96 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£18k | £92k | 108 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 nursery 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 37% of them. It spends £11,830 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,423.
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 | £1,713 | £2,504 | £1,983–£3,154 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £5,484 | £4,405 | £3,124–£6,416 |
Supply staff | £0 | £96 | £19–£349 |
Admin and clerical | £972 | £617 | £469–£791 |
Premises | £714 | £771 | £505–£1,137 |
Energy | £159 | £127 | £74–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £317 | £191 | £156–£392 |
Bought-in services | £170 | £275 | £176–£703 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- York Road Nursery School Large reserves
- Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Large reserves
- Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Healthy
- Emneth Nursery School Large reserves
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Large reserves
- Arnold Nursery School Large reserves
- Chichester Nursery School In deficit
- Caverstede Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Rockwood Nursery School Healthy
- Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School Large reserves
- Bognor Regis Nursery School In deficit
- Rawmarsh Nursery School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £9,846 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £84k | £774 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £197k | £1,817 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on admin and clerical is £972 a pupil, against a typical £617 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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