Captains Close Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 7 years running; at that rate its £141k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Leicestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD 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 | £817k | £857k | -£40k | -£188k | 172 |
2019-20 | £944k | £995k | -£51k | £0 | 173 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£39k | £0 | 169 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£15k | £0 | 177 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£58k | £0 | 173 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.6m | -£119k | £0 | 169 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.7m | -£203k | £141k | 159 |
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 67% of them. It spends £10,824 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,197.
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 | £4,459 | £3,719 | £3,347–£4,049 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,371 | £1,659 | £1,414–£1,948 |
Supply staff | £107 | £153 | £67–£294 |
Admin and clerical | £1,208 | £386 | £329–£484 |
Premises | £610 | £451 | £375–£540 |
Energy | £170 | £123 | £105–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £553 | £347 | £251–£398 |
Bought-in services | £69 | £201 | £113–£310 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School Large reserves
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Broadlands Primary School Healthy
- Bushfield Road Infant School In deficit
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Heading for deficit
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Large reserves
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Large reserves
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Mill Lane Primary School Healthy
- Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School In deficit
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Tight
- Hunstanton Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £9,352 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £263k | £1,654 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £31k | £195 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £1,208 a pupil, against a typical £386 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £553 a pupil, against a typical £347 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,371 a pupil, against a typical £1,659 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £610 a pupil, against a typical £451 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,459 a pupil, against a typical £3,719 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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