Lancaster Royal Grammar School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £605k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lancashire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £7.0m | £7.4m | -£412k | -£569k | 1,080 |
2019-20 | £7.0m | £7.6m | -£657k | -£1.2m | 1,149 |
2020-21 | £9.0m | £8.9m | +£146k | -£780k | 1,223 |
2021-22 | £10.4m | £9.9m | +£430k | -£350k | 1,260 |
2022-23 | £11.3m | £10.9m | +£340k | -£10k | 1,261 |
2023-24 | £11.6m | £11.2m | +£427k | £417k | 1,269 |
2024-25 | £12.3m | £12.1m | +£188k | £605k | 1,290 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 43% of them. It spends £9,398 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,435.
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 | £4,400 | £4,363 | £4,156–£4,538 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £524 | £545 | £465–£687 |
Supply staff | £2 | £37 | £10–£62 |
Admin and clerical | £478 | £427 | £353–£553 |
Premises | £384 | £366 | £307–£406 |
Energy | £136 | £116 | £103–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,489 | £605 | £483–£703 |
Bought-in services | £44 | £76 | £45–£114 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bohunt School Wokingham Large reserves
- The Norton Knatchbull School Heading for deficit
- Walton High School In deficit
- Southend High School for Girls Tight
- Davenant Foundation School Tight
- Downlands Community School Heading for deficit
- Westcliff High School for Girls Large reserves
- Hitchin Boys' School Heading for deficit
- Southend High School for Boys In deficit
- Devonport High School for Boys Heading for deficit
- Heathside School Large reserves
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.0m | £7,731 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £141k | £109 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £2.3m | £1,816 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF LANCASTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (charity 1053685, Registered) raised £20k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £20k | £21k |
2024-07 | £24k | £15k |
2023-07 | £19k | £26k |
2022-07 | £9k | £7k |
2021-07 | £4k | £1k |
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 learning resources & ict is £1,489 a pupil, against a typical £605 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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