Hotham Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £160k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wandsworth · Primary · Community 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 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£37k | £207k | 385 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£54k | £261k | 401 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£149k | £410k | 386 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£71k | £481k | 356 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£71k | £410k | 340 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£64k | £347k | 345 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £3.0m | -£44k | £302k | 362 |
2025-26 | £3.2m | £3.4m | -£142k | £160k | 397 |
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 43% of them. It spends £8,442 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,911.
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 | £4,041 | £3,633 | £3,256–£3,844 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,533 | £1,515 | £1,130–£1,681 |
Supply staff | £162 | £152 | £58–£296 |
Admin and clerical | £415 | £369 | £295–£448 |
Premises | £515 | £446 | £334–£554 |
Energy | £123 | £108 | £85–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £273 | £265 | £213–£341 |
Bought-in services | £171 | £234 | £113–£495 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Allfarthing Primary School Healthy
- Roxeth Primary School Tight
- Godwin Primary School Heading for deficit
- Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School Tight
- Yeading Infant and Nursery School Large reserves
- The Smallberry Green Primary School Large reserves
- Southborough Primary School Large reserves
- The Jenny Hammond Primary School Large reserves
- Millennium Primary School Large reserves
- St Elphege's RC Junior School Heading for deficit
- John Stainer Community Primary School Tight
- St Leonard's Church of England Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £7,105 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £182k | £459 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £136k | £342 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £389k | £979 |
Money raised by parents
HOTHAM SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1081708, Registered) raised £37k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £37k | £36k |
2024-09 | £28k | £28k |
2023-09 | £19k | £16k |
2022-09 | £42k | £17k |
2021-09 | £15k | £10k |
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 is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- 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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