Malcolm Sargent Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £335k in reserve, 6% 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: THE MALCOLM SARGENT PRIMARY 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 | £3.4m | £3.0m | +£410k | £199k | 645 |
2019-20 | £3.5m | £3.5m | -£9k | £191k | 651 |
2020-21 | £3.8m | £3.6m | +£232k | £423k | 639 |
2021-22 | £4.3m | £4.2m | +£69k | £491k | 645 |
2022-23 | £4.5m | £4.6m | -£35k | £442k | 656 |
2023-24 | £4.9m | £4.7m | +£225k | £547k | 648 |
2024-25 | £5.2m | £5.2m | +£4k | £335k | 649 |
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 £8,035 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,349.
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 | £2,670 | £2,997 | £2,853–£3,190 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,082 | £1,289 | £1,040–£1,514 |
Supply staff | £0 | £84 | £39–£189 |
Admin and clerical | £382 | £270 | £206–£319 |
Premises | £350 | £314 | £277–£355 |
Energy | £66 | £87 | £75–£104 |
Learning resources & ICT | £330 | £258 | £208–£300 |
Bought-in services | £83 | £129 | £97–£196 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Two Mile Ash School Large reserves
- Katesgrove Primary School Tight
- Sidegate Primary School Large reserves
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Large reserves
- Oldway Primary School Healthy
- Homefield Primary School and SSC In deficit
- Peartree Spring Primary School In deficit
- West Town Lane Academy Large reserves
- Crown Wood Primary School Large reserves
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Greswold Primary School Large reserves
- Launde Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.0m | £6,122 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £342k | £527 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.3m | £2,034 |
Money raised by parents
PARENT, TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (PTFA) OF THE MALCOLM SARGENT GRANT MAINTAINED SCHOOL (charity 1056448, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £24k | £12k |
2024-08 | £17k | £31k |
2023-08 | £17k | £10k |
2022-08 | £13k | £9k |
2021-08 | £8k | £15k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,082 a pupil, against a typical £1,289 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £382 a pupil, against a typical £270 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £330 a pupil, against a typical £258 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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