Coates Lane Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £88k in reserve, 7% 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 | £962k | £991k | -£29k | -£7k | 206 |
2019-20 | £1.0m | £1.0m | -£22k | -£30k | 206 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £976k | +£72k | £43k | 206 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£51k | £93k | 201 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£56k | £149k | 193 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£2k | £147k | 191 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£5k | £152k | 183 |
2025-26 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£64k | £88k | 157 |
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 30% of them. It spends £8,638 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,495.
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 | £3,820 | £3,503 | £3,178–£3,810 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,704 | £1,520 | £1,096–£1,833 |
Supply staff | £199 | £149 | £71–£212 |
Admin and clerical | £344 | £363 | £295–£445 |
Premises | £489 | £376 | £298–£483 |
Energy | £78 | £118 | £88–£171 |
Learning resources & ICT | £320 | £351 | £264–£422 |
Bought-in services | £560 | £169 | £138–£294 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Seaton Delaval First School Healthy
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. Large reserves
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Emscote Infant School In deficit
- Windmill Hill Academy Tight
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School Large reserves
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby Large reserves
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Large reserves
- Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School Large reserves
- William Barnes Primary School Heading for deficit
- The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,868 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £79k | £500 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £64k | £410 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £363 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 24% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £560 a pupil, against a typical £169 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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