Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £110k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Halton · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: WEAVER TRUST LIMITED can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£31k | £44k | 201 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£10k | £54k | 204 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£77k | £131k | 207 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£49k | £82k | 205 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£110k | £192k | 199 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.7m | +£256k | £110k | 196 |
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 £8,684 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,511.
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 | £4,469 | £3,749 | £3,360–£4,053 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,949 | £1,696 | £1,433–£2,227 |
Supply staff | £189 | £160 | £73–£410 |
Admin and clerical | £265 | £378 | £297–£524 |
Premises | £418 | £494 | £353–£609 |
Energy | £153 | £125 | £86–£181 |
Learning resources & ICT | £490 | £325 | £185–£396 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £236 | £99–£372 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Forestdale Primary School Large reserves
- Mountfield Primary School Large reserves
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Moulsecoomb Primary School Healthy
- Barmston Village Primary School Large reserves
- Woodcroft Primary Heading for deficit
- Springfield Junior School Large reserves
- Chase View Community Primary School Large reserves
- Faith Primary Academy Large reserves
- Willow Tree Primary School In deficit
- Waterville Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £10,423 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £283k | £1,444 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £22k | £112 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £490 a pupil, against a typical £325 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,469 a pupil, against a typical £3,749 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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