Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £166k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hertfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£27k | £0 | 316 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£74k | £0 | 308 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£127k | £0 | 300 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£39k | £0 | 287 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£227k | £0 | 264 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£49k | £0 | 226 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£70k | £166k | 202 |
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 73% of them. It spends £7,551 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,868.
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 | £4,025 | £3,210 | £2,984–£3,371 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,086 | £1,235 | £1,066–£1,466 |
Supply staff | £321 | £95 | £75–£192 |
Admin and clerical | £464 | £329 | £242–£386 |
Premises | £454 | £380 | £337–£504 |
Energy | £99 | £97 | £78–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £291 | £306 | £248–£369 |
Bought-in services | £10 | £222 | £138–£296 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- The Duchy School Bradninch Large reserves
- Swanage Primary School Heading for deficit
- Kingsclere Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Wellington Eagles Primary Academy Healthy
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Healthy
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Penns Primary School In deficit
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough In deficit
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Large reserves
- Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,289 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £66k | £326 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £123k | £607 |
Money raised by parents
THE PTA OF MOUNT PLEASANT LANE SCHOOL (charity 1090663, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-07 | £13k | £15k |
2025-07 | £14k | £15k |
2024-07 | £15k | £18k |
2023-07 | £1k | £2k |
2022-07 | £14k | £11k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 36% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £321 a pupil, against a typical £95 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £464 a pupil, against a typical £329 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,025 a pupil, against a typical £3,210 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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