Anderton Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£17k | £52k | 190 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£594 | £51k | 186 |
2020-21 | £952k | £956k | -£4k | £48k | 181 |
2021-22 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£32k | £16k | 191 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£20k | £36k | 195 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£5k | £31k | 190 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£16k | £46k | 191 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£33k | £79k | 185 |
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 57% of them. It spends £6,922 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,806.
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 | £3,297 | £3,317 | £3,053–£3,486 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,219 | £1,320 | £927–£1,484 |
Supply staff | £99 | £95 | £31–£147 |
Admin and clerical | £152 | £311 | £240–£418 |
Premises | £360 | £362 | £305–£463 |
Energy | £109 | £106 | £89–£125 |
Learning resources & ICT | £258 | £324 | £200–£401 |
Bought-in services | £305 | £175 | £75–£295 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Michael's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Grange Infants' School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame In deficit
- Emmbrook Infant School Tight
- St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Healthy
- St Helen's Primary School In deficit
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Stoke Climsland School In deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy In deficit
- East Ayton Community Primary School Large reserves
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,508 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £63k | £342 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £47k | £252 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £109k | £591 |
Money raised by parents
ANDERTON COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 504712, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £4k | £4k |
2024-08 | £10k | £9k |
2023-08 | £10k | £6k |
2022-08 | £14k | £9k |
2021-08 | £8k | £10k |
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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