Ladybarn Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £118k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Manchester · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: KINGSWAY COMMUNITY 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 | £2.8m | -£199k | £792k | 486 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£80k | £872k | 489 |
2020-21 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£32k | £840k | 485 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £3.2m | -£383k | £711k | 481 |
2022-23 | £3.0m | £3.6m | -£586k | £542k | 486 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£82k | £0 | 479 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.4m | -£65k | £118k | 488 |
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 27% of them. It spends £6,978 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,366.
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 | £3,138 | £3,313 | £3,023–£3,578 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,828 | £1,587 | £1,198–£2,059 |
Supply staff | £490 | £176 | £60–£351 |
Admin and clerical | £297 | £263 | £162–£391 |
Premises | £289 | £391 | £288–£494 |
Energy | £96 | £95 | £80–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £183 | £235 | £182–£333 |
Bought-in services | £62 | £212 | £36–£409 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Meadows Primary School Healthy
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Large reserves
- Sutherland Primary Academy Tight
- Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery Large reserves
- Lidget Green Academy Healthy
- New Moston Primary School Healthy
- Easington Colliery Primary School Healthy
- Gladstone Primary Academy Large reserves
- Staniland Academy Large reserves
- Warstones Primary School Healthy
- Acocks Green Primary School Large reserves
- Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.3m | £6,679 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £173k | £355 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £88k | £181 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £490 a pupil, against a typical £176 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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