Forty Hill CofE Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £72k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Enfield · 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£41k | £71k | 222 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£23k | £94k | 216 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£34k | £60k | 214 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£13k | £47k | 219 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£15k | £62k | 216 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£37k | £24k | 218 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£9k | £16k | 220 |
2025-26 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£56k | £72k | 220 |
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 70% of them. It spends £7,444 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,219.
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 | £3,335 | £3,751 | £3,481–£3,961 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,336 | £1,477 | £1,231–£1,858 |
Supply staff | £14 | £154 | £62–£346 |
Admin and clerical | £453 | £493 | £342–£556 |
Premises | £440 | £444 | £374–£547 |
Energy | £85 | £116 | £85–£161 |
Learning resources & ICT | £372 | £363 | £286–£455 |
Bought-in services | £502 | £317 | £205–£583 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Belmont Junior School In deficit
- Weston Park Primary School Healthy
- Fitzjohn's Primary School In deficit
- Meadlands Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Gillespie Primary School In deficit
- Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Christ Church Primary School Heading for deficit
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill Heading for deficit
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Philomena's Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,849 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £29k | £131 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £52k | £234 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £188k | £851 |
Money raised by parents
Friends of Forty Hill School (charity 268188, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £19k | £24k |
2024-09 | £19k | £15k |
2023-09 | £21k | £15k |
2022-09 | £8k | £7k |
2021-09 | £7k | £4k |
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.
- 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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