St Catherine's RC School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £157k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Barnet · 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 | £2.6m | £2.6m | -£42k | £205k | 477 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£117k | £88k | 446 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£16k | £72k | 436 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£42k | £115k | 460 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£8k | £123k | 452 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£9k | £131k | 460 |
2024-25 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£71k | £202k | 461 |
2025-26 | £3.3m | £3.3m | -£45k | £157k | 452 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,337 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,840.
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 | £3,648 | £3,274 | £2,958–£3,566 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,362 | £1,015 | £778–£1,339 |
Supply staff | £94 | £138 | £69–£334 |
Admin and clerical | £331 | £332 | £260–£399 |
Premises | £343 | £330 | £285–£406 |
Energy | £70 | £89 | £78–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £254 | £268 | £209–£321 |
Bought-in services | £255 | £152 | £74–£214 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Atwood Primary School Large reserves
- St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- Hawes Down Primary School Heading for deficit
- Cheam Fields Primary Academy Large reserves
- St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Large reserves
- Perry Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Dulverton Primary School Healthy
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Healthy
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,469 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £78k | £172 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £42k | £93 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £355k | £786 |
Money raised by parents
ST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 295642, Registered) raised £37k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £37k | £49k |
2024-08 | £36k | £13k |
2023-08 | £16k | £14k |
2022-08 | £22k | £36k |
2021-08 | £13k | £12k |
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 £255 a pupil, against a typical £152 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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