St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £100k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kingston upon Thames · 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£18k | £94k | 240 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£11k | £104k | 199 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£9k | £113k | 192 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£96k | £18k | 184 |
2022-23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£22k | £40k | 168 |
2023-24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£58k | £98k | 173 |
2024-25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£53k | £150k | 177 |
2025-26 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£50k | £100k | 170 |
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 83% of them. It spends £8,472 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,554.
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 | £3,817 | £4,016 | £3,660–£4,488 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,027 | £1,461 | £1,299–£1,986 |
Supply staff | £439 | £270 | £149–£511 |
Admin and clerical | £568 | £529 | £417–£588 |
Premises | £483 | £502 | £425–£656 |
Energy | £129 | £136 | £100–£183 |
Learning resources & ICT | £391 | £312 | £237–£409 |
Bought-in services | £697 | £479 | £275–£815 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Tight
- Coteford Infant School In deficit
- Hasmonean Primary School In deficit
- St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary Large reserves
- Garden Suburb Infant School In deficit
- St Jude's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School Tight
- St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Worple Primary School Heading for deficit
- Kenley Primary School In deficit
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £7,629 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £41k | £242 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £47k | £274 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £95k | £558 |
Money raised by parents
ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION. (charity 1057999, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £10k | £10k |
2024-09 | £9k | £8k |
2023-09 | £10k | £12k |
2022-09 | £10k | £8k |
2021-09 | £4k | £6k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 29% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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