St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £284k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Brent · 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 | £3.3m | £3.4m | -£95k | £138k | 486 |
2019-20 | £3.3m | £3.2m | +£84k | £222k | 504 |
2020-21 | £3.3m | £3.2m | +£62k | £284k | 504 |
2021-22 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£24k | £308k | 476 |
2022-23 | £3.4m | £3.5m | -£87k | £221k | 467 |
2023-24 | £3.5m | £3.5m | +£46k | £267k | 472 |
2024-25 | £3.8m | £3.7m | +£51k | £318k | 474 |
2025-26 | £4.0m | £4.0m | -£34k | £284k | 470 |
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 53% of them. It spends £8,499 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,036.
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 | £4,178 | £3,664 | £3,428–£4,030 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,741 | £1,493 | £1,172–£1,838 |
Supply staff | £117 | £158 | £76–£372 |
Admin and clerical | £429 | £366 | £281–£442 |
Premises | £404 | £444 | £338–£547 |
Energy | £112 | £116 | £93–£172 |
Learning resources & ICT | £337 | £246 | £184–£343 |
Bought-in services | £304 | £383 | £205–£724 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Altmore Infant School In deficit
- Downderry Primary School Large reserves
- Lift Trinity Large reserves
- Marlborough Primary School Healthy
- Rushmore Primary School Healthy
- Stroud Green Primary School Large reserves
- Riverley Primary School Large reserves
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy In deficit
- Abbey Primary School Large reserves
- Poverest Primary School Large reserves
- Newtons Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £7,720 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £275k | £587 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £171k | £365 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £332k | £708 |
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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