West Acton Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £303k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Ealing · 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 | £3.8m | £3.8m | +£33k | £638k | 638 |
2019-20 | £3.8m | £4.0m | -£194k | £444k | 650 |
2020-21 | £4.2m | £4.0m | +£212k | £655k | 646 |
2021-22 | £4.2m | £4.3m | -£175k | £480k | 658 |
2022-23 | £4.5m | £4.6m | -£73k | £407k | 660 |
2023-24 | £4.9m | £4.9m | +£4k | £411k | 650 |
2024-25 | £5.3m | £5.3m | +£26k | £437k | 654 |
2025-26 | £5.5m | £5.7m | -£134k | £303k | 670 |
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 £8,464 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,748.
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 | £3,663 | £3,780 | £3,207–£4,268 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,201 | £1,558 | £1,106–£1,960 |
Supply staff | £528 | £195 | £58–£346 |
Admin and clerical | £220 | £361 | £266–£477 |
Premises | £483 | £444 | £349–£541 |
Energy | £0 | £116 | £91–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £345 | £235 | £191–£351 |
Bought-in services | £916 | £139 | £93–£357 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Gladstone Park Primary School Healthy
- St Stephen's Primary School Tight
- Ravenor Primary School Healthy
- Greenwood Primary School Large reserves
- George Spicer Primary School Heading for deficit
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy Large reserves
- East Wickham Primary Academy Healthy
- Rabbsfarm Primary School Large reserves
- Ark Oval Primary Academy In deficit
- Heathfield Junior School Tight
- Kensington Primary School Healthy
- Purley Oaks Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.4m | £8,015 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £576k | £859 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £315k | £470 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £167k | £249 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £916 a pupil, against a typical £139 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £528 a pupil, against a typical £195 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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