Mount Street Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £88k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lincolnshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST 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 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£103k | £405k | 286 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.8m | -£133k | £277k | 289 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£90k | £223k | 288 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £3.0m | -£638k | £132k | 288 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£78k | £0 | 283 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.2m | -£200k | £0 | 295 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£67k | £88k | 313 |
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 40% of them. It spends £6,933 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,687.
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 | £2,895 | £3,194 | £2,865–£3,516 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,952 | £1,379 | £1,126–£1,606 |
Supply staff | £307 | £99 | £61–£297 |
Admin and clerical | £383 | £307 | £232–£333 |
Premises | £342 | £368 | £260–£409 |
Energy | £99 | £103 | £76–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £112 | £274 | £240–£332 |
Bought-in services | £70 | £147 | £75–£214 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sutton Park Primary School Healthy
- Littleborough Community Primary School Tight
- Keresley Grange Primary School In deficit
- Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School Healthy
- Denmead Junior School Tight
- Delves Infant School Large reserves
- Boorley Park Large reserves
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Hollingwood Primary School Healthy
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School Healthy
- The Riverview Academy Tight
- Brooksward School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £7,115 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £163k | £521 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £10k | £32 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,952 a pupil, against a typical £1,379 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £383 a pupil, against a typical £307 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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