Lutterworth College: school finances
Healthy
Holds £353k in reserve, 3% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leicestershire · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE LAURELS ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £6.2m | £6.5m | -£308k | -£266k | 1,289 |
2019-20 | £7.6m | £7.4m | +£235k | -£238k | 1,460 |
2020-21 | £7.9m | £7.7m | +£283k | £45k | 1,465 |
2021-22 | £8.7m | £8.8m | -£105k | £470k | 1,543 |
2022-23 | £9.4m | £9.2m | +£198k | £640k | 1,580 |
2023-24 | £10.1m | £9.9m | +£247k | £659k | 1,563 |
2024-25 | £10.9m | £10.9m | +£4k | £353k | 1,560 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 10% of them. It spends £6,978 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,139.
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 | £4,094 | £4,261 | £4,064–£4,576 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £929 | £627 | £518–£719 |
Supply staff | £4 | £43 | £14–£102 |
Admin and clerical | £363 | £449 | £312–£532 |
Premises | £454 | £382 | £271–£441 |
Energy | £101 | £124 | £107–£161 |
Learning resources & ICT | £769 | £483 | £397–£630 |
Bought-in services | £42 | £81 | £51–£125 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ashlyns School Healthy
- Imberhorne School Heading for deficit
- Ponteland High School Large reserves
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Large reserves
- Warden Park Secondary Academy Tight
- Rainham Mark Grammar School Large reserves
- The Ashcombe School Large reserves
- Wellington School Large reserves
- Bishop Luffa School, Chichester Healthy
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Large reserves
- Howard of Effingham School Large reserves
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £10.7m | £6,869 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £203k | £130 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £175k | £112 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £769 a pupil, against a typical £483 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £929 a pupil, against a typical £627 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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