Banks Lane Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £150k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Stockport · Primary · Community school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£17k | £116k | 356 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£28k | £143k | 359 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£13k | £156k | 360 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£15k | £172k | 353 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£25k | £147k | 353 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£41k | £106k | 352 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£101k | £207k | 354 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£57k | £150k | 358 |
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 £5,847 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,388.
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 | £2,862 | £3,254 | £3,035–£3,495 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £944 | £1,296 | £1,119–£1,672 |
Supply staff | £87 | £97 | £53–£194 |
Admin and clerical | £248 | £286 | £201–£362 |
Premises | £301 | £309 | £272–£399 |
Energy | £94 | £86 | £58–£107 |
Learning resources & ICT | £523 | £294 | £223–£339 |
Bought-in services | £182 | £120 | £41–£189 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Creswick Academy Large reserves
- The Latimer Primary School Large reserves
- Rose Wood Academy Healthy
- Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School Tight
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth In deficit
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School Large reserves
- Uplands Junior School Healthy
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Tight
- Sholing Junior School Healthy
- Castle Mead School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £5,542 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £52k | £145 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £123k | £343 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £80k | £224 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £523 a pupil, against a typical £294 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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