Launceston Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £68k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cornwall · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ATHENA LEARNING 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, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2021-22 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | £340k | £261k | +£79k | £0 | 21 |
2022-23 | £501k | £457k | +£44k | £0 | 38 |
2023-24 | £657k | £597k | +£60k | £14k | 55 |
2024-25 | £881k | £867k | +£14k | £68k | 71 |
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 57% of them. It spends £12,211 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,623.
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 | £5,803 | £4,538 | £4,063–£4,907 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,296 | £1,715 | £1,405–£1,963 |
Supply staff | £0 | £179 | £96–£390 |
Admin and clerical | £507 | £476 | £351–£615 |
Premises | £775 | £452 | £401–£612 |
Energy | £606 | £157 | £125–£206 |
Learning resources & ICT | £831 | £424 | £313–£610 |
Bought-in services | £70 | £328 | £166–£562 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Large reserves
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster In deficit
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- Umberleigh Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Edmund's Primary School In deficit
- Church Eaton Primary School Large reserves
- Littledean Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Tortworth Primary School Heading for deficit
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Warmingham CofE Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Sabden Large reserves
- Dennington Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £878k | £12,366 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £5k | £70 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £42 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF LAUNCESTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1215175, Registered)
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 £606 a pupil, against a typical £157 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £831 a pupil, against a typical £424 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £775 a pupil, against a typical £452 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,296 a pupil, against a typical £1,715 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,803 a pupil, against a typical £4,538 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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