East Sheen Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £189k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Richmond upon Thames · 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 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£7k | £289k | 541 |
2019-20 | £3.0m | £3.1m | -£108k | £181k | 568 |
2020-21 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£94k | £275k | 575 |
2021-22 | £3.3m | £3.4m | -£79k | £196k | 562 |
2022-23 | £3.6m | £3.6m | -£45k | £151k | 574 |
2023-24 | £3.9m | £3.8m | +£72k | £223k | 575 |
2024-25 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£81k | £143k | 590 |
2025-26 | £4.4m | £4.4m | +£46k | £189k | 593 |
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 47% of them. It spends £7,361 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,439.
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 | £3,353 | £3,505 | £3,174–£3,801 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,709 | £1,341 | £1,047–£1,505 |
Supply staff | £70 | £297 | £92–£498 |
Admin and clerical | £392 | £359 | £268–£441 |
Premises | £309 | £400 | £353–£502 |
Energy | £64 | £96 | £78–£118 |
Learning resources & ICT | £382 | £238 | £190–£284 |
Bought-in services | £180 | £258 | £131–£584 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Orchard Primary School In deficit
- Squirrels Heath Primary School Large reserves
- Grange Park School Heading for deficit
- Manor Junior School Large reserves
- Marian Vian Primary School Large reserves
- Poplar Primary School In deficit
- George Carey Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Lady Bankes Primary School In deficit
- Norbury School Large reserves
- Preston Park Primary School Healthy
- Salusbury Primary School In deficit
- Rosendale Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.1m | £6,971 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £308k | £519 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £137k | £231 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £278k | £468 |
Money raised by parents
THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF EAST SHEEN PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 273295, Registered) raised £125k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £125k | £89k |
2024-08 | £61k | £63k |
2023-08 | £109k | £116k |
2022-08 | £52k | £39k |
2021-08 | £32k | £19k |
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 £382 a pupil, against a typical £238 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,709 a pupil, against a typical £1,341 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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