Mereside Primary Academy: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £23k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Blackpool · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: FYLDE COAST ACADEMY 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 | £2.2m | £1.9m | +£270k | £397k | 249 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£55k | £385k | 265 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£180k | £490k | 271 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£191k | £391k | 277 |
2022-23 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£79k | £391k | 288 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£69k | £247k | 280 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.7m | -£164k | £23k | 268 |
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 3% of them. It spends £10,116 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,147.
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 | £4,363 | £3,708 | £3,373–£3,964 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,492 | £1,759 | £1,405–£1,991 |
Supply staff | £1,092 | £262 | £146–£422 |
Admin and clerical | £725 | £398 | £285–£493 |
Premises | £407 | £489 | £376–£626 |
Energy | £179 | £136 | £104–£172 |
Learning resources & ICT | £677 | £337 | £215–£517 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £161 | £26–£382 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cotmanhay Junior School Healthy
- Marlborough Road Academy Heading for deficit
- Lower Meadow Primary School Healthy
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Healthy
- Seven Fields Primary School Healthy
- Bullion Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Thomas Gray Primary School In deficit
- Richmond Primary School Large reserves
- Newlands Primary School Healthy
- E-Act Barton Hill Academy Large reserves
- Topcliffe Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.5m | £9,338 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £190k | £710 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £44k | £164 |
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 supply staff is £1,092 a pupil, against a typical £262 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £677 a pupil, against a typical £337 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £725 a pupil, against a typical £398 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,363 a pupil, against a typical £3,708 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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