Church Lane Primary School & Nursery: school finances
Healthy
Holds £81k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Lincolnshire · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£16k | £55k | 199 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£51k | £4k | 208 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£4k | -£234 | 198 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£58k | £58k | 206 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£55k | £4k | 203 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£34k | £37k | 213 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£48k | £86k | 221 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£5k | £81k | 218 |
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 23% of them. It spends £9,778 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,468.
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 | £3,525 | £3,305 | £3,173–£3,743 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,737 | £1,516 | £1,271–£1,888 |
Supply staff | £114 | £116 | £65–£261 |
Admin and clerical | £538 | £396 | £321–£472 |
Premises | £1,135 | £402 | £305–£501 |
Energy | £87 | £111 | £80–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £894 | £308 | £230–£404 |
Bought-in services | £86 | £242 | £113–£349 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Maryvale Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Large reserves
- Carlton Hill Primary School In deficit
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope Large reserves
- Hallam Fields Junior School Heading for deficit
- Christ Church CofE Primary Academy Healthy
- Bredbury Green Primary School In deficit
- Hillbourne Primary School In deficit
- Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Large reserves
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Heading for deficit
- Edna G. Olds Academy Healthy
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £8,937 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £155k | £712 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £145k | £665 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £179k | £820 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £894 a pupil, against a typical £308 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £1,135 a pupil, against a typical £402 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £538 a pupil, against a typical £396 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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