Lower Meadow Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £95k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Sheffield · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ASTREA 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 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£163k | £0 | 277 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £2.7m | -£990k | £90k | 283 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£114k | £0 | 266 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£126k | £0 | 261 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£187k | £0 | 272 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£182k | £0 | 276 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£141k | £95k | 271 |
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 £8,011 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,567.
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 | £3,956 | £3,708 | £3,373–£4,107 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,948 | £1,722 | £1,203–£2,119 |
Supply staff | £74 | £318 | £161–£569 |
Admin and clerical | £351 | £407 | £300–£498 |
Premises | £395 | £501 | £402–£626 |
Energy | £111 | £141 | £103–£175 |
Learning resources & ICT | £332 | £334 | £235–£517 |
Bought-in services | £244 | £133 | £26–£382 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Mereside Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Cotmanhay Junior School Healthy
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Healthy
- Marlborough Road Academy Heading for deficit
- E-Act Barton Hill Academy Large reserves
- Topcliffe Primary School Large reserves
- William Barcroft Junior School Healthy
- Thorntree Academy Large reserves
- Bullion Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Richmond Primary School Large reserves
- Princethorpe Junior School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £8,395 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £176k | £649 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £37k | £137 |
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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