Leighterton Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £123k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Gloucestershire · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ATHELSTAN 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 | £447k | £449k | -£1k | £65k | 76 |
2019-20 | £511k | £535k | -£24k | £41k | 81 |
2020-21 | £543k | £504k | +£39k | £80k | 95 |
2021-22 | £602k | £594k | +£8k | £88k | 94 |
2022-23 | £627k | £610k | +£16k | £104k | 96 |
2023-24 | £674k | £650k | +£24k | £145k | 100 |
2024-25 | £713k | £721k | -£8k | £123k | 109 |
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 93% of them. It spends £6,615 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,434.
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 | £4,211 | £3,428 | £3,315–£3,567 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £413 | £1,338 | £1,194–£1,597 |
Supply staff | £128 | £129 | £82–£301 |
Admin and clerical | £468 | £362 | £302–£451 |
Premises | £266 | £329 | £263–£469 |
Energy | £183 | £114 | £94–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £294 | £350 | £243–£430 |
Bought-in services | £92 | £251 | £132–£443 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery Heading for deficit
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley Large reserves
- Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Thurton Primary School In deficit
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Large reserves
- White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Denbury Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell Large reserves
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Bubwith Community Primary School Healthy
- Stowting Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £688k | £6,312 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £37k | £339 |
Money raised by parents
LEIGHTERTON SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1065526, Registered) raised £20k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £20k | £14k |
2024-08 | £7k | £3k |
2023-08 | £7k | £8k |
2022-08 | £9k | £5k |
2021-08 | £5k | £7k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on energy is £183 a pupil, against a typical £114 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £4,211 a pupil, against a typical £3,428 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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