Ditton Lodge Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £63k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cambridgeshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £996k | £937k | +£59k | £81k | 208 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £922k | +£83k | £0 | 206 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £951k | +£101k | £0 | 195 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£25k | £0 | 193 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.0m | +£118k | £0 | 197 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£47k | £0 | 203 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£105k | £63k | 208 |
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 37% of them. It spends £5,683 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,293.
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 | £3,909 | £3,094 | £2,961–£3,334 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,082 | £930–£1,458 |
Supply staff | £67 | £67 | £22–£139 |
Admin and clerical | £341 | £303 | £262–£361 |
Premises | £418 | £312 | £280–£362 |
Energy | £67 | £94 | £79–£116 |
Learning resources & ICT | £308 | £288 | £238–£388 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £130 | £93–£225 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Weaver Primary School In deficit
- Fishbourne CofE Primary School Healthy
- Chater Infant School Large reserves
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School Healthy
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Tight
- St Edward's CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Ryarsh Primary School Tight
- Stretton St Matthew's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Lower Peover CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £5,587 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £77k | £370 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £125k | £601 |
Money raised by parents
DITTON LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1112248, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £6k | £2k |
2025-08 | £10k | £3k |
2024-08 | £8k | £4k |
2023-08 | £10k | £8k |
2022-08 | £7k | £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.
- Spending on premises is £418 a pupil, against a typical £312 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £3,909 a pupil, against a typical £3,094 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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