Ravenor Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £245k in reserve, 5% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 4 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Ealing · Primary · Community school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£96k | £104k | 656 |
2019-20 | £3.8m | £3.8m | +£10k | £114k | 641 |
2020-21 | £3.9m | £3.7m | +£271k | £385k | 628 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £4.0m | -£20k | £365k | 624 |
2022-23 | £4.1m | £4.2m | -£64k | £301k | 620 |
2023-24 | £4.5m | £4.5m | -£14k | £287k | 602 |
2024-25 | £4.7m | £4.8m | -£42k | £245k | 612 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,776 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,134.
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 | £3,245 | £3,730 | £3,208–£4,161 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,614 | £1,612 | £1,208–£2,102 |
Supply staff | £75 | £240 | £109–£351 |
Admin and clerical | £368 | £350 | £288–£477 |
Premises | £839 | £441 | £392–£484 |
Energy | £97 | £102 | £76–£122 |
Learning resources & ICT | £146 | £260 | £196–£349 |
Bought-in services | £479 | £182 | £107–£372 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Stephen's Primary School Tight
- East Wickham Primary Academy Healthy
- Rabbsfarm Primary School Large reserves
- Greenwood Primary School Large reserves
- Gladstone Park Primary School Healthy
- Ark Oval Primary Academy In deficit
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy Large reserves
- Southville Primary School Healthy
- Kensington Primary School Healthy
- Pinkwell Primary School Healthy
- Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Large reserves
- West Acton Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.6m | £7,489 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £159k | £259 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £278k | £454 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £134k | £218 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on bought-in services is £479 a pupil, against a typical £182 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £839 a pupil, against a typical £441 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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