Lostock Hall Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £87k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire East · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE TRUE LEARNING 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £990k | £925k | +£65k | £239k | 158 |
2020-21 | £931k | £853k | +£78k | £282k | 177 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £977k | +£70k | £294k | 197 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£48k | £0 | 213 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£104k | £0 | 215 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£113k | £87k | 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 40% of them. It spends £6,491 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,473.
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 | £3,221 | £3,207 | £3,086–£3,527 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,231 | £1,098 | £824–£1,296 |
Supply staff | £79 | £83 | £31–£160 |
Admin and clerical | £357 | £336 | £269–£394 |
Premises | £328 | £295 | £240–£377 |
Energy | £119 | £89 | £69–£106 |
Learning resources & ICT | £278 | £307 | £253–£393 |
Bought-in services | £20 | £172 | £99–£280 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green Large reserves
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Large reserves
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Gotherington Primary School Large reserves
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Healthy
- Silkstone Primary School In deficit
- Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Large reserves
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- All Saints Church School Large reserves
- King's Stanley CofE Primary School Tight
- Todwick Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,516 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £75k | £372 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £123k | £610 |
Money raised by parents
LOSTOCK HALL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1059693, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-07 | £9k | £6k |
2025-07 | £12k | £16k |
2024-07 | £17k | £9k |
2023-07 | £20k | £20k |
2022-07 | £10k | £5k |
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 £119 a pupil, against a typical £89 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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