Lowca Community School

Spending priorities for this school

This school's data covers the financial year April 2024 to March 2025 consistent financial reporting return (CFR).

Priority cost categories

This shows where spending is different to similar schools.

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Catering staff and supplies

  • E06
  • E25

High priority Spending is higher than 84.6% of similar schools.

Educational ICT

  • E20A
  • E20B
  • E20C
  • E20E
  • E20F
  • E20G

High priority Spending is less than 92.3% of similar schools.

This school spends
£9
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£150
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£141 (93.8%)
less per pupil

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Premises staff and services

  • E14
  • E12
  • E18
  • E04

Medium priority Spending is higher than 39.3% of similar schools.

Low priority cost categories

This shows where spending is close to similar schools.

Educational supplies

  • E21
  • E19

Low priority Spending is higher than 50% of similar schools.

This school spends
£382
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£394
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£12 (3.1%)
less per pupil

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Teaching and Teaching support staff

  • E01
  • E02
  • E26
  • E03
  • E27

Low priority Spending is less than 61.5% of similar schools.

This school spends
£6,815
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£7,483
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£668 (8.9%)
less per pupil

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Administrative supplies

  • E22
  • E20D

Low priority Spending is higher than 16% of similar schools.

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This school spends
£25
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£118
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£93 (78.5%)
less per pupil

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Utilities

  • E16
  • E15

Low priority Spending is higher than 17.9% of similar schools.

This school spends
£16
per square metre
Similar schools spend
£22
per square metre, on average
This school spends
£6 (27.5%)
less per square metre

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Non-educational support staff

  • E05
  • E07
  • E28a

Low priority Spending is higher than 7.7% of similar schools.

This school spends
£437
per pupil
Similar schools spend
£865
per pupil, on average
This school spends
£429 (49.5%)
less per pupil

View all non-educational support staff and services costs. This includes administrative and clerical staff, auditor costs, other staff and professional services (non-curriculum).