Larchwood Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £148k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL 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 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£96k | £89k | 331 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£53k | £113k | 356 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£78k | £190k | 387 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£230k | £268k | 412 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£47k | £210k | 416 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£40k | £61k | 417 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£94k | £148k | 419 |
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 20% of them. It spends £6,124 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,344.
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 | £3,215 | £3,015 | £2,817–£3,184 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,038 | £1,270 | £1,109–£1,494 |
Supply staff | £19 | £125 | £76–£185 |
Admin and clerical | £351 | £282 | £218–£348 |
Premises | £284 | £294 | £229–£353 |
Energy | £146 | £82 | £66–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £234 | £227 | £202–£310 |
Bought-in services | £122 | £128 | £73–£233 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lakeview School Large reserves
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Heading for deficit
- Repton Manor Primary School Large reserves
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Seven Hills Primary School Healthy
- Woodthorpe Primary School Healthy
- Benyon Primary School Healthy
- Warberry CofE Academy Healthy
- Sherdley Primary School Large reserves
- Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £5,897 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £123k | £294 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £167k | £399 |
Money raised by parents
LARCHWOOD PRIMARY PARENTS' ASSOCIATION (charity 1188347, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £22k | £14k |
2024-08 | £19k | £10k |
2023-08 | £24k | £13k |
2022-08 | £11k | £8k |
2021-08 | £3k | £2k |
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 energy is £146 a pupil, against a typical £82 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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