Lingwood Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £60k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Norfolk · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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 | £860k | £670k | +£190k | £216k | 188 |
2019-20 | £886k | £678k | +£208k | £253k | 200 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £803k | +£278k | £310k | 212 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £923k | +£265k | £437k | 226 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£141k | £360k | 213 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£9k | £0 | 199 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£67k | £60k | 198 |
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 47% of them. It spends £6,566 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,440.
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 | £4,808 | £3,165 | £2,972–£3,383 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,243 | £973–£1,577 |
Supply staff | £86 | £71 | £39–£140 |
Admin and clerical | £131 | £339 | £279–£378 |
Premises | £333 | £325 | £272–£369 |
Energy | £131 | £105 | £79–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £404 | £276 | £227–£380 |
Bought-in services | £5 | £205 | £101–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Healthy
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury In deficit
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Healthy
- Puriton Primary School Healthy
- Grazeley Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Edlesborough Primary Academy In deficit
- Aldington Primary School Large reserves
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy In deficit
- St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger Healthy
- Horsendale Primary School Large reserves
- Isleham Church of England Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £6,056 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £81k | £409 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £34k | £172 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF LINGWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1035298, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £6k | £3k |
2024-12 | £3k | £3k |
2023-12 | £1k | £2k |
2022-12 | £4k | £551 |
2021-12 | £426 | £1k |
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 teachers is £4,808 a pupil, against a typical £3,165 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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