Kelsey Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £75k in reserve, 8% 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 | £615k | £683k | -£68k | -£102k | 101 |
2019-20 | £644k | £581k | +£62k | -£39k | 103 |
2020-21 | £658k | £589k | +£69k | £29k | 106 |
2021-22 | £695k | £682k | +£13k | £42k | 103 |
2022-23 | £774k | £754k | +£21k | £63k | 110 |
2023-24 | £862k | £821k | +£41k | £104k | 101 |
2024-25 | £914k | £890k | +£23k | £127k | 99 |
2025-26 | £909k | £962k | -£52k | £75k | 100 |
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 50% of them. It spends £9,617 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,005.
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 | £3,992 | £3,774 | £3,233–£4,121 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,893 | £1,443 | £1,270–£1,786 |
Supply staff | £48 | £136 | £65–£253 |
Admin and clerical | £375 | £397 | £316–£505 |
Premises | £809 | £419 | £332–£607 |
Energy | £62 | £117 | £97–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £694 | £390 | £276–£452 |
Bought-in services | £505 | £213 | £118–£353 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School Healthy
- Snitterfield Primary School Healthy
- Mousehole School Healthy
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness Large reserves
- Weston Primary & Nursery School Large reserves
- Lift North Thoresby Large reserves
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St. Mark's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Millhouse Primary School In deficit
- Frittenden Church of England Primary School Heading for deficit
- Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £860k | £8,602 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £64k | £639 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £36k | £362 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £492 |
Money raised by parents
North Kelsey Parent Teachers Association (charity 1031585, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £12k | £12k |
2024-08 | £12k | £9k |
2023-08 | £9k | £10k |
2022-08 | £10k | £4k |
2021-08 | £2k | £2k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on bought-in services is £505 a pupil, against a typical £213 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £809 a pupil, against a typical £419 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £694 a pupil, against a typical £390 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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