Morden Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £135k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Merton · 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£9k | £74k | 224 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£62k | £136k | 222 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£1k | £135k | 220 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.6m | -£31k | £104k | 218 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£52k | £52k | 228 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£36k | £88k | 222 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£89k | £177k | 216 |
2025-26 | £2.2m | £2.3m | -£42k | £135k | 213 |
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 50% of them. It spends £10,640 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,907.
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 | £4,864 | £4,204 | £3,820–£4,759 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,193 | £1,827 | £1,541–£2,309 |
Supply staff | £271 | £252 | £100–£706 |
Admin and clerical | £514 | £497 | £364–£628 |
Premises | £476 | £624 | £548–£718 |
Energy | £85 | £135 | £110–£179 |
Learning resources & ICT | £258 | £370 | £299–£487 |
Bought-in services | £398 | £414 | £295–£810 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Mowlem Primary School In deficit
- St Mark's Primary School Large reserves
- Deptford Park Primary School In deficit
- St Charles Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Northview Junior and Infant School Large reserves
- Kobi Nazrul Primary School Healthy
- Viking Primary School Heading for deficit
- Riverside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Grove Primary School Healthy
- East Acton Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.1m | £10,027 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £158k | £740 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £142k | £669 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £89k | £417 |
Money raised by parents
MORDEN PRIMARY PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1105334, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-03 | £4k | £4k |
2024-03 | £4k | £1k |
2023-03 | £2k | £688 |
2022-03 | £3k | £663 |
2021-03 | £0 | £0 |
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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