St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £36k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Telford and Wrekin · 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 | £480k | £458k | +£22k | £25k | 82 |
2019-20 | £467k | £477k | -£10k | £16k | 87 |
2020-21 | £503k | £501k | +£2k | £18k | 86 |
2021-22 | £547k | £574k | -£27k | -£9k | 88 |
2022-23 | £642k | £620k | +£22k | £12k | 87 |
2023-24 | £668k | £673k | -£5k | £7k | 86 |
2024-25 | £726k | £697k | +£29k | £36k | 87 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,014 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,322.
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 | £3,648 | £3,847 | £3,683–£4,221 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,560 | £1,340 | £912–£1,739 |
Supply staff | £102 | £108 | £41–£327 |
Admin and clerical | £425 | £420 | £311–£569 |
Premises | £261 | £404 | £294–£483 |
Energy | £149 | £109 | £88–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £285 | £392 | £268–£549 |
Bought-in services | £349 | £289 | £77–£389 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ellingham VC Primary School Healthy
- Alston Primary School In deficit
- Barlow CofE Primary School In deficit
- Northway Infant School Healthy
- St Kew Academy Healthy
- Maiden Beech Academy Tight
- Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Darley Primary School Large reserves
- Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Slindon CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £665k | £7,644 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £295 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £20k | £228 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £61k | £703 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCE SCHOOL PRESTON (charity 1011333, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £4k |
2024-08 | £2k | £3k |
2023-08 | £3k | £2k |
2022-08 | £2k | £6k |
2021-08 | £4k | £4k |
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.
- 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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