Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £103k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE KITE ACADEMY 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 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£150k | £160k | 437 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£51k | £0 | 420 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.7m | +£330k | £0 | 408 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £1.6m | +£471k | £0 | 424 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £1.8m | +£499k | £0 | 366 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £1.8m | +£445k | £0 | 302 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £1.9m | +£382k | £103k | 290 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,452 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,890.
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 | £3,890 | £3,290 | £3,033–£3,560 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,128 | £1,371 | £1,056–£1,567 |
Supply staff | £0 | £127 | £53–£238 |
Admin and clerical | £193 | £331 | £263–£369 |
Premises | £197 | £367 | £304–£454 |
Energy | £134 | £98 | £80–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £179 | £322 | £237–£360 |
Bought-in services | £48 | £167 | £96–£341 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mount Pleasant Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Large reserves
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Tight
- Redland Primary School Heading for deficit
- Waddington Redwood Primary Academy Large reserves
- Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School Large reserves
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Healthy
- The Elms Primary School Large reserves
- Lakenheath Community Primary School Healthy
- Hoyle Court Primary School Tight
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Tight
- Sonning Common Primary School Healthy
- Moorlands CofE Primary Academy Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £7,407 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £80k | £276 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £105k | £362 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1014293, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £5k |
2024-08 | £10k | £18k |
2023-08 | £18k | £20k |
2022-08 | £19k | £10k |
2021-08 | £8k | £3k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 34% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £134 a pupil, against a typical £98 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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