Parkside Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £235k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Waltham Forest · 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 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£140k | £388k | 566 |
2019-20 | £3.4m | £3.5m | -£151k | £209k | 597 |
2020-21 | £3.6m | £3.4m | +£178k | £387k | 618 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £3.8m | +£157k | £544k | 640 |
2022-23 | £4.3m | £4.5m | -£187k | £273k | 647 |
2023-24 | £4.7m | £4.8m | -£58k | £496k | 656 |
2024-25 | £4.9m | £4.9m | -£20k | £195k | 642 |
2025-26 | £5.0m | £5.0m | +£40k | £235k | 645 |
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 40% of them. It spends £7,751 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,417.
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 | £3,344 | £3,416 | £3,210–£3,745 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,882 | £1,462 | £1,189–£1,791 |
Supply staff | £158 | £221 | £44–£493 |
Admin and clerical | £369 | £328 | £299–£391 |
Premises | £516 | £404 | £349–£515 |
Energy | £130 | £103 | £75–£134 |
Learning resources & ICT | £160 | £252 | £197–£315 |
Bought-in services | £226 | £168 | £125–£317 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Lessness Heath Primary School Healthy
- Singlegate Primary School Healthy
- Hillingdon Primary School Healthy
- Lake Farm Park Academy Large reserves
- West Drayton Academy Large reserves
- Hayes Park School Heading for deficit
- Fryent Primary School In deficit
- Chadwell Primary School Large reserves
- Gatton (VA) Primary School Healthy
- The Mawney Foundation School Healthy
- Willow Brook Primary School Academy Large reserves
- Aragon Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.7m | £7,259 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £251k | £389 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £229k | £355 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £358k | £554 |
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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