Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall: school finances
Healthy
Holds £153k in reserve, 7% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 4 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Primary · Voluntary aided 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 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£4k | £140k | 343 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£36k | £176k | 341 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£133k | £310k | 330 |
2021-22 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£87k | £397k | 337 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£177k | £220k | 345 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£20k | £200k | 352 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£27k | £173k | 338 |
2025-26 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£20k | £153k | 334 |
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 £6,531 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,597.
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 | £3,580 | £3,361 | £2,993–£3,517 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,129 | £1,239 | £973–£1,521 |
Supply staff | £203 | £91 | £42–£151 |
Admin and clerical | £240 | £313 | £187–£392 |
Premises | £289 | £306 | £249–£360 |
Energy | £80 | £92 | £80–£111 |
Learning resources & ICT | £164 | £261 | £195–£356 |
Bought-in services | £305 | £127 | £57–£220 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Folly View Primary Healthy
- Beecroft Primary School Large reserves
- Falcons Primary School Heading for deficit
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Heading for deficit
- Southmead School Healthy
- Eastfield Primary School Large reserves
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Large reserves
- Newcomen Primary School In deficit
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Healthy
- E P Collier Primary School Healthy
- Marston Green Infant Academy Large reserves
- Thameside Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.0m | £6,114 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £124k | £372 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £92k | £274 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £120k | £358 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £305 a pupil, against a typical £127 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £203 a pupil, against a typical £91 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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