Larkfields Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £88k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Nottinghamshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EAST MIDLANDS EDUCATION 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £912k | £815k | +£97k | £113k | 171 |
2020-21 | £907k | £877k | +£30k | £117k | 175 |
2021-22 | £979k | £939k | +£40k | £126k | 175 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £1.0m | +£17k | £105k | 173 |
2023-24 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£15k | £86k | 170 |
2024-25 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£24k | £88k | 167 |
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 £7,042 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,116.
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 | £3,162 | £3,319 | £3,078–£3,677 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,820 | £1,157 | £988–£1,404 |
Supply staff | £48 | £115 | £49–£203 |
Admin and clerical | £437 | £340 | £297–£435 |
Premises | £395 | £338 | £249–£409 |
Energy | £90 | £107 | £88–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £168 | £279 | £229–£374 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £232 | £95–£340 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Yatton Infant School Large reserves
- Baddow Hall Infant School Large reserves
- Grundisburgh Primary School Healthy
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Tight
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Large reserves
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School In deficit
- Chieveley Primary School In deficit
- Stoneraise School Tight
- Robert Piggott CofE Junior School In deficit
- Watling Primary School Heading for deficit
- Lapworth CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Lowe's Wong Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.2m | £7,180 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £71k | £425 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £3k | £18 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,820 a pupil, against a typical £1,157 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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