Good Shepherd RC Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £69k in reserve, 3% 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 | +£16k | £105k | 229 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£252 | £191k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£96k | £95k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£95k | £286 | 212 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£66k | -£66k | 221 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£56k | -£10k | 236 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£40k | £30k | 227 |
2025-26 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£39k | £69k | 234 |
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 £8,625 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,220.
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 | £3,891 | £3,711 | £3,334–£4,002 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,158 | £1,462 | £1,128–£1,703 |
Supply staff | £369 | £212 | £102–£352 |
Admin and clerical | £429 | £457 | £309–£550 |
Premises | £413 | £420 | £357–£474 |
Energy | £6 | £102 | £81–£142 |
Learning resources & ICT | £256 | £359 | £272–£457 |
Bought-in services | £380 | £352 | £202–£581 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Robin Hood Infants' School Large reserves
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School In deficit
- Alexandra Junior School Large reserves
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School In deficit
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School Heading for deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Fitzjohn's Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.9m | £7,924 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £59k | £251 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £39k | £166 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £203k | £867 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL (charity 1175888, Registered) raised £25k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £25k | £10k |
2024-08 | £21k | £31k |
2023-08 | £15k | £11k |
2022-08 | £12k | £7k |
2021-08 | £4k | £2k |
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.
- 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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