Lakelands Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £200k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Shropshire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE 3-18 EDUCATION 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 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£122k | £318k | 523 |
2019-20 | £3.4m | £3.4m | -£43k | £274k | 533 |
2020-21 | £3.7m | £3.8m | -£141k | £275k | 560 |
2021-22 | £3.9m | £3.9m | -£50k | £191k | 555 |
2022-23 | £4.2m | £4.1m | +£162k | £189k | 549 |
2023-24 | £4.4m | £4.2m | +£263k | £205k | 576 |
2024-25 | £4.8m | £4.7m | +£46k | £200k | 581 |
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 £8,110 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,567.
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 | £5,800 | £4,165 | £4,015–£4,397 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £860 | £602–£1,075 |
Supply staff | £0 | £134 | £61–£208 |
Admin and clerical | £947 | £429 | £366–£553 |
Premises | £188 | £465 | £354–£646 |
Energy | £138 | £137 | £85–£182 |
Learning resources & ICT | £389 | £491 | £401–£632 |
Bought-in services | £129 | £86 | £40–£167 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Iceni Secondary Academy Tight
- Whitstone Large reserves
- Orsett Heath Academy Large reserves
- Parkside Middle School In deficit
- Holbrook Academy Large reserves
- Wye School Large reserves
- Marston Vale Middle School Large reserves
- Shipston High School Large reserves
- Preston Muslim Girls High School Heading for deficit
- Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy Healthy
- Marden Bridge Middle School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.6m | £7,928 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £279k | £480 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £152k | £262 |
Money raised by parents
THE LAKELANDS SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1049010, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £0 | £0 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £0 | £0 |
2022-08 | £0 | £0 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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 admin and clerical is £947 a pupil, against a typical £429 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,800 a pupil, against a typical £4,165 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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