St Peter's Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £90k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hammersmith and Fulham · Primary · Voluntary aided school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£33k | £194k | 207 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£73k | £121k | 206 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£29k | £91k | 204 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£28k | £119k | 202 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£72k | £47k | 205 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£46k | £94k | 207 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£7k | £100k | 209 |
2025-26 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£10k | £90k | 210 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools in 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 £9,757 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,092.
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 | £3,850 | £3,578 | £3,336–£3,997 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,129 | £1,392 | £998–£1,617 |
Supply staff | £355 | £177 | £80–£277 |
Admin and clerical | £630 | £435 | £335–£553 |
Premises | £499 | £468 | £392–£609 |
Energy | £154 | £108 | £92–£147 |
Learning resources & ICT | £625 | £386 | £252–£462 |
Bought-in services | £541 | £263 | £193–£471 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Trent CofE Primary School In deficit
- Belmont Infant School In deficit
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Hadley Wood Primary School Healthy
- John Betts Primary School Large reserves
- Barnehurst Infant School Healthy
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Woodridge Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £8,253 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £138k | £658 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £36k | £170 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £305k | £1,454 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S SCHOOL, HAMMERSMITH (charity 1109226, Registered) raised £80k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £80k | £70k |
2024-07 | £61k | £68k |
2023-07 | £68k | £55k |
2022-07 | £62k | £40k |
2021-07 | £18k | £9k |
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 bought-in services is £541 a pupil, against a typical £263 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £355 a pupil, against a typical £177 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £625 a pupil, against a typical £386 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,129 a pupil, against a typical £1,392 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £630 a pupil, against a typical £435 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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