Appletree Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £29k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £333k | £395k | -£61k | -£92k | 49 |
2019-20 | £290k | £368k | -£78k | -£170k | 60 |
2020-21 | £327k | £340k | -£13k | -£183k | 46 |
2021-22 | £319k | £343k | -£24k | -£207k | 58 |
2022-23 | £338k | £316k | +£22k | -£185k | 58 |
2023-24 | £336k | £324k | +£13k | -£172k | 56 |
2024-25 | £463k | £393k | +£71k | -£102k | 66 |
2025-26 | £645k | £515k | +£130k | £29k | 78 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,607 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £14,532.
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 | £1,825 | £3,371 | £2,820–£3,982 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,671 | £6,213 | £4,348–£6,846 |
Supply staff | £11 | £88 | £0–£384 |
Admin and clerical | £386 | £926 | £757–£1,219 |
Premises | £357 | £949 | £645–£1,358 |
Energy | £112 | £159 | £108–£225 |
Learning resources & ICT | £80 | £340 | £219–£525 |
Bought-in services | £489 | £333 | £217–£1,019 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Rothesay Nursery School Large reserves
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Large reserves
- Grace Owen Nursery School Large reserves
- Allens Croft Nursery School In deficit
- Oxhey Nursery School Large reserves
- Chapel Street Nursery School Large reserves
- Low Hill Nursery School In deficit
- Bushbury Nursery School Large reserves
- Castle Vale Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Reddish Vale Nursery School Healthy
- New Bridge Nursery School Healthy
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £605k | £7,761 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £938 | £12 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £514 |
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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