Malmesbury Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £439k in reserve, 10% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tower Hamlets · 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 | £3.7m | £3.8m | -£111k | £215k | 510 |
2019-20 | £3.6m | £3.8m | -£245k | -£30k | 495 |
2020-21 | £3.7m | £3.7m | -£31k | -£61k | 503 |
2021-22 | £3.8m | £3.8m | +£7k | -£53k | 482 |
2022-23 | £3.8m | £3.9m | -£44k | -£98k | 476 |
2023-24 | £4.2m | £4.0m | +£176k | £78k | 444 |
2024-25 | £4.4m | £4.1m | +£296k | £375k | 430 |
2025-26 | £4.5m | £4.4m | +£64k | £439k | 442 |
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 67% of them. It spends £10,022 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,880.
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 | £4,545 | £4,295 | £3,396–£4,542 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,186 | £1,643 | £1,361–£2,000 |
Supply staff | £758 | £236 | £72–£543 |
Admin and clerical | £284 | £458 | £313–£548 |
Premises | £112 | £486 | £391–£676 |
Energy | £140 | £117 | £88–£167 |
Learning resources & ICT | £278 | £264 | £215–£358 |
Bought-in services | £706 | £193 | £71–£592 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Hallsville Primary School Large reserves
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Large reserves
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism Tight
- Applegarth Academy Healthy
- Brimsdown Primary School Healthy
- Canonbury Primary School Healthy
- The Clara Grant Primary School Large reserves
- Eastfield Primary School Large reserves
- Middle Park Primary School Healthy
- Arnhem Wharf Primary School In deficit
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School Healthy
- Prince of Wales Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.4m | £10,035 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £589k | £1,333 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £302k | £684 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £124k | £280 |
Money raised by parents
MALMESBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1109983, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £9k | £6k |
2024-12 | £9k | £4k |
2023-12 | £9k | £16k |
2022-12 | £8k | £9k |
2021-12 | £907 | £621 |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 13% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on bought-in services is £706 a pupil, against a typical £193 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on supply staff is £758 a pupil, against a typical £236 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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