Ivy Lane Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £188k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wiltshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PICKWICK 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 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£159k | £133k | 384 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£165k | £173k | 392 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£122k | £208k | 397 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£139k | £226k | 399 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£4k | £101k | 424 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£80k | £81k | 432 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£76k | £188k | 427 |
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 £6,220 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,457.
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 | £2,684 | £3,100 | £2,965–£3,238 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,525 | £1,316 | £1,123–£1,505 |
Supply staff | £63 | £93 | £27–£131 |
Admin and clerical | £244 | £289 | £244–£321 |
Premises | £227 | £276 | £239–£343 |
Energy | £73 | £80 | £69–£99 |
Learning resources & ICT | £642 | £300 | £260–£344 |
Bought-in services | £68 | £123 | £57–£191 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Healthy
- Coleham Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Molescroft Primary School In deficit
- Kings Langley Primary School Large reserves
- Sussex Road Community Primary School Large reserves
- Hempland Primary School Large reserves
- Hamilton Primary School Large reserves
- Emmaville Primary School Heading for deficit
- Burpham Primary School Healthy
- Juniper Hill School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,220 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £278k | £651 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £215k | £504 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £642 a pupil, against a typical £300 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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