Cardinal Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £289k in reserve, 8% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 2 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hounslow · 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£23k | £216k | 302 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£61k | £155k | 296 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£23k | £132k | 288 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£10k | £123k | 300 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£14k | £137k | 310 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£45k | £182k | 306 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£11 | £182k | 280 |
2025-26 | £3.7m | £3.7m | -£11k | £289k | 562 |
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 60% of them. It spends £6,534 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,054.
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 | £3,037 | £4,297 | £3,664–£4,590 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,391 | £1,678 | £1,438–£1,998 |
Supply staff | £110 | £241 | £56–£409 |
Admin and clerical | £314 | £423 | £283–£519 |
Premises | £274 | £495 | £409–£628 |
Energy | £98 | £114 | £106–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £195 | £243 | £197–£283 |
Bought-in services | £343 | £432 | £194–£788 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Southern Road Primary School Healthy
- Windrush Charlton Primary School Healthy
- Rosetta Primary School Large reserves
- Ravenscroft Primary School Large reserves
- Prince of Wales Primary School Healthy
- Woolmore Primary School Large reserves
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School Healthy
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Large reserves
- Brimsdown Primary School Healthy
- Dersingham Primary School Tight
- Marner Primary School Heading for deficit
- Raynham Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £6,490 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £101k | £179 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £229k | £408 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £13k | £23 |
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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