Long Lane Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). West Berkshire · 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 | £938k | £920k | +£18k | £13k | 215 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £987k | +£26k | £39k | 213 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£19k | £20k | 212 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£5k | £15k | 208 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£95k | -£79k | 213 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£48k | -£31k | 208 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£63k | £32k | 210 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£53k | £85k | 212 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,224 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,602.
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 | £2,981 | £3,188 | £2,934–£3,451 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,197 | £1,113 | £910–£1,400 |
Supply staff | £9 | £83 | £13–£153 |
Admin and clerical | £428 | £340 | £272–£400 |
Premises | £243 | £349 | £236–£420 |
Energy | £85 | £99 | £81–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £361 | £329 | £274–£406 |
Bought-in services | £204 | £148 | £89–£220 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Holyport CofE Primary School In deficit
- Springcroft Primary School In deficit
- Pennington CofE School Healthy
- Croft Primary School Healthy
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village Healthy
- Alderley Edge Community Primary School In deficit
- Kedington Primary Academy Healthy
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Healthy
- Sitwell Nursery & Infant School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,070 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £39k | £182 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £28k | £134 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £86k | £404 |
Money raised by parents
LONG LANE PTA (charity 1040980, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £19k | £28k |
2024-08 | £23k | £28k |
2023-08 | £35k | £26k |
2022-08 | £26k | £19k |
2021-08 | £7k | £9k |
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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