The Loyne Specialist School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £320k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lancashire · Not applicable · Community special 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 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£136k | £319k | 112 |
2019-20 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£25k | £294k | 117 |
2020-21 | £3.0m | £2.9m | +£91k | £384k | 110 |
2021-22 | £3.1m | £3.0m | +£102k | £486k | 114 |
2022-23 | £3.3m | £3.5m | -£204k | £282k | 111 |
2023-24 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£54k | £336k | 109 |
2024-25 | £4.0m | £3.9m | +£56k | £392k | 116 |
2025-26 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£72k | £320k | 121 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 £33,780 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £27,452.
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 | £10,964 | £9,913 | £9,314–£10,996 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £11,917 | £9,636 | £7,382–£11,783 |
Supply staff | £18 | £623 | £189–£2,145 |
Admin and clerical | £1,665 | £1,154 | £805–£1,806 |
Premises | £2,369 | £1,291 | £1,096–£1,859 |
Energy | £559 | £398 | £317–£518 |
Learning resources & ICT | £1,143 | £665 | £557–£927 |
Bought-in services | £421 | £416 | £227–£788 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- High Park School Tight
- Longcause Community Special School Heading for deficit
- Merryfields School Large reserves
- Woodsetton School Large reserves
- Baginton Fields Academy Heading for deficit
- Bader Academy Large reserves
- Nancealverne School Healthy
- The Park School Large reserves
- Chelveston Road School Large reserves
- Coppice Academy Large reserves
- Stanton Vale School Large reserves
- Newlands School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.9m | £32,368 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £1.9m | £15,586 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £58k | £478 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £99k | £815 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF THE LOYNE SCHOOL (charity 1096770, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-11 | £6k | £4k |
2024-11 | £11k | £8k |
2023-11 | £8k | £6k |
2022-11 | £6k | £3k |
2021-11 | £3k | £1k |
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.
- Spending on premises is £2,369 a pupil, against a typical £1,291 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £1,143 a pupil, against a typical £665 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- 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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