Leavening Community Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £24k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). North Yorkshire · 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 | £363k | £357k | +£6k | £30k | 46 |
2019-20 | £366k | £367k | -£2k | £29k | 39 |
2020-21 | £399k | £395k | +£4k | £33k | 42 |
2021-22 | £407k | £440k | -£33k | £12 | 48 |
2022-23 | £461k | £471k | -£10k | -£10k | 44 |
2023-24 | £475k | £464k | +£11k | £1k | 38 |
2024-25 | £490k | £485k | +£5k | £6k | 46 |
2025-26 | £550k | £531k | +£18k | £24k | 47 |
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 37% of them. It spends £11,306 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,410.
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 | £4,455 | £4,985 | £3,938–£5,803 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,834 | £1,491 | £1,262–£2,073 |
Supply staff | £130 | £96 | £4–£160 |
Admin and clerical | £589 | £556 | £459–£767 |
Premises | £814 | £549 | £373–£770 |
Energy | £194 | £197 | £121–£242 |
Learning resources & ICT | £747 | £489 | £308–£612 |
Bought-in services | £525 | £338 | £146–£435 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wirksworth CofE Infant School Healthy
- Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School In deficit
- Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School Healthy
- Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School Large reserves
- Huxley CofE Primary School Tight
- Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy Tight
- St John's Catholic Primary School Tight
- Othery Village School Large reserves
- Altarnun Primary School Healthy
- Monyash CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bradwell Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £531k | £11,308 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £21k | £444 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £10k | £217 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £18k | £389 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF LEAVENING SCHOOL (charity 1084097, Registered) raised £600 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £600 | £550 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £0 | £0 |
2022-08 | £0 | £0 |
2021-08 | £0 | £0 |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,834 a pupil, against a typical £1,491 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £525 a pupil, against a typical £338 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £747 a pupil, against a typical £489 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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