Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £85k in reserve, 5% 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 | +£34k | £61k | 213 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£24k | £37k | 211 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£34k | £71k | 210 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£28k | £42k | 203 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£53k | -£10k | 207 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£56k | £46k | 203 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£26k | £72k | 218 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£12k | £85k | 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 43% of them. It spends £8,043 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,261.
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 | £3,188 | £3,933 | £3,309–£4,473 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,929 | £1,710 | £1,283–£2,252 |
Supply staff | £53 | £204 | £63–£586 |
Admin and clerical | £440 | £542 | £354–£651 |
Premises | £679 | £543 | £447–£719 |
Energy | £91 | £138 | £111–£186 |
Learning resources & ICT | £495 | £326 | £247–£418 |
Bought-in services | £280 | £310 | £166–£595 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School Heading for deficit
- Courtwood Primary School In deficit
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Knollmead Primary School In deficit
- St John Vianney RC Primary School Healthy
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Tight
- Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Harris Primary Academy Benson Large reserves
- The Annunciation RC Junior School In deficit
- St Winefride's RC Primary School Large reserves
- Harefield Infant and Junior School Heading for deficit
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,868 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £87k | £397 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £111k | £504 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £51k | £231 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF FREEZYWATER ST GEORGES C.E. SCHOOL ENFIELD (charity 1042406, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £5k |
2024-08 | £11k | £7k |
2023-08 | £10k | £10k |
2022-08 | £8k | £2k |
2021-08 | £23 | £468 |
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 learning resources & ict is £495 a pupil, against a typical £326 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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