St Leonards CE Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £37k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Central Bedfordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
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 | £604k | £617k | -£12k | £3k | 107 |
2019-20 | £646k | £646k | -£101 | £3k | 110 |
2020-21 | £669k | £662k | +£7k | £10k | 111 |
2021-22 | £671k | £679k | -£8k | £2k | 104 |
2022-23 | £667k | £720k | -£53k | -£51k | 118 |
2023-24 | £780k | £783k | -£3k | -£54k | 124 |
2024-25 | £913k | £822k | +£91k | £37k | 119 |
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 £6,910 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,130.
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 | £3,429 | £3,370 | £3,033–£3,731 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,394 | £1,401 | £1,078–£1,642 |
Supply staff | £0 | £134 | £40–£241 |
Admin and clerical | £431 | £370 | £305–£454 |
Premises | £199 | £348 | £289–£473 |
Energy | £155 | £125 | £97–£157 |
Learning resources & ICT | £255 | £366 | £306–£436 |
Bought-in services | £277 | £123 | £76–£246 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Burneston Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Large reserves
- Lympsham Church of England Academy Large reserves
- Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy Tight
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Healthy
- Long Buckby Infant School Large reserves
- Breadsall CofE VC Primary School Large reserves
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton Large reserves
- Trefonen CofE Primary School In deficit
- North Cave Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Woodside Primary School In deficit
- Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £869k | £7,302 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £58k | £488 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £23k | £193 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £47k | £392 |
Money raised by parents
ST LEONARD'S SCHOOL PTA HEATH AND REACH (charity 1101801, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £24k | £21k |
2025-08 | £19k | £18k |
2024-08 | £12k | £13k |
2023-08 | £13k | £13k |
2022-08 | £11k | £8k |
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 bought-in services is £277 a pupil, against a typical £123 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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