Langdale Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £103k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Staffordshire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 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 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£1k | £238k | 367 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£93k | £330k | 368 |
2020-21 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£26k | £357k | 384 |
2021-22 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£55k | £249k | 383 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.4m | -£162k | £0 | 423 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£138k | £0 | 357 |
2024-25 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£208k | £103k | 360 |
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 30% of them. It spends £6,694 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,208.
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 | £3,114 | £3,165 | £2,794–£3,276 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,886 | £1,147 | £896–£1,314 |
Supply staff | £33 | £88 | £28–£136 |
Admin and clerical | £278 | £286 | £225–£320 |
Premises | £378 | £296 | £236–£343 |
Energy | £86 | £79 | £69–£97 |
Learning resources & ICT | £261 | £277 | £218–£334 |
Bought-in services | £53 | £104 | £72–£174 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Large reserves
- Monkerton Community Primary School Healthy
- Hilltop Junior School Large reserves
- Solent Junior School Healthy
- Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Storrington Primary School Tight
- Westfields Junior School Large reserves
- Huntington Primary Academy Healthy
- Roecroft Lower School In deficit
- Rose Green Junior School Large reserves
- New Haw Community Junior School Large reserves
- Hyde Park Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £7,147 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £208k | £578 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £45k | £125 |
Money raised by parents
Langdale Primary School PTFA (charity 1067042, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-08 | £10k | £2k |
2025-08 | £2k | £600 |
2024-08 | £6k | £4k |
2023-08 | £4k | £1k |
2022-08 | £6k | £4k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,886 a pupil, against a typical £1,147 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £378 a pupil, against a typical £296 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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