College Park School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £353k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Westminster · Not applicable · Community special 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 | £2.7m | £2.8m | -£127k | £108k | 104 |
2019-20 | £3.3m | £3.1m | +£169k | £277k | 103 |
2020-21 | £3.0m | £2.9m | +£52k | £329k | 179 |
2021-22 | £3.2m | £3.2m | +£28k | £357k | 104 |
2022-23 | £3.8m | £3.7m | +£112k | £469k | 106 |
2023-24 | £4.6m | £4.3m | +£247k | £716k | 119 |
2024-25 | £6.0m | £6.5m | -£444k | £272k | 151 |
2025-26 | £7.1m | £7.1m | +£81k | £353k | 167 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 special 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 33% of them. It spends £42,298 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £38,916.
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 | £11,917 | £12,675 | £11,280–£15,067 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £12,808 | £10,779 | £7,209–£12,990 |
Supply staff | £1,878 | £529 | £212–£1,487 |
Admin and clerical | £1,548 | £1,647 | £1,298–£1,963 |
Premises | £259 | £2,193 | £1,541–£3,263 |
Energy | £635 | £519 | £302–£717 |
Learning resources & ICT | £572 | £973 | £783–£1,510 |
Bought-in services | £8,203 | £1,669 | £734–£5,268 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Brent Knoll School Large reserves
- Melrose School Large reserves
- Oaktree School Large reserves
- Springhallow School In deficit
- Cambridge School Large reserves
- John Chilton School Healthy
- Cleeve Meadow School Tight
- Turney Primary and Secondary Special School Large reserves
- Waverley School Healthy
- St Ann's School Tight
- Durants School Healthy
- Elm Court School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £7.1m | £42,432 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £4.3m | £25,865 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £111k | £664 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £58k | £350 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £8,203 a pupil, against a typical £1,669 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,878 a pupil, against a typical £529 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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