Preston Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £117k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Stockton-on-Tees · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£56k | £85k | 203 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£17k | £101k | 212 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£3k | £99k | 212 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£40k | £48k | 216 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£33k | £24k | 209 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£137k | £99k | 204 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£71k | £117k | 212 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,368 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,570.
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 | £4,104 | £3,137 | £2,952–£3,244 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,807 | £1,322 | £1,083–£1,475 |
Supply staff | £217 | £86 | £35–£158 |
Admin and clerical | £311 | £322 | £261–£454 |
Premises | £425 | £349 | £258–£418 |
Energy | £108 | £104 | £80–£119 |
Learning resources & ICT | £604 | £315 | £231–£364 |
Bought-in services | £71 | £175 | £84–£308 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School Healthy
- Elmstead Primary School Healthy
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Springhead Primary School Healthy
- Monkhouse Primary School Large reserves
- Holme-upon-Spalding Moor Primary School In deficit
- Berkeley Primary School In deficit
- St James' Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Bishops Hull Primary School Tight
- St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Elm Hall Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £8,358 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £286k | £1,349 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £149k | £703 |
Money raised by parents
PRESTON PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1092415, Registered) raised £3k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £3k | £6k |
2024-08 | £6k | £3k |
2023-08 | £4k | £2k |
2022-08 | £1k | £407 |
2021-08 | £0 | £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 supply staff is £217 a pupil, against a typical £86 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £604 a pupil, against a typical £315 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,807 a pupil, against a typical £1,322 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,104 a pupil, against a typical £3,137 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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