Akiva School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £223k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Barnet · 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£77k | £115k | 419 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£23k | £137k | 420 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£968 | £138k | 421 |
2021-22 | £2.7m | £2.7m | +£10k | £148k | 421 |
2022-23 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£13k | £161k | 421 |
2023-24 | £3.1m | £3.2m | -£80k | £81k | 421 |
2024-25 | £3.3m | £3.0m | +£245k | £326k | 420 |
2025-26 | £3.3m | £3.4m | -£102k | £223k | 418 |
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 53% of them. It spends £8,102 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,020.
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 | £3,492 | £3,327 | £2,991–£3,856 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,467 | £1,067 | £905–£1,316 |
Supply staff | £160 | £126 | £56–£219 |
Admin and clerical | £365 | £323 | £234–£433 |
Premises | £372 | £347 | £294–£427 |
Energy | £99 | £103 | £84–£129 |
Learning resources & ICT | £520 | £295 | £231–£331 |
Bought-in services | £539 | £162 | £72–£237 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Avanti House Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Tight
- Menorah Primary School for Girls In deficit
- Beis Yaakov Primary School Tight
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Monkfrith Primary School Healthy
- Wolfson Hillel Primary School Tight
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Rosh Pinah Primary School In deficit
- Judith Kerr Primary School Healthy
- Barnes Primary School Large reserves
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £6,241 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £139k | £332 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £3k | £7 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £685k | £1,638 |
Money raised by parents
THE AKIVA SCHOOL PARENTS-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 287506, Registered) raised £55k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2026-07 | £55k | £48k |
2025-09 | £62k | £33k |
2024-09 | £50k | £52k |
2023-09 | £52k | £74k |
2022-09 | £41k | £24k |
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 bought-in services is £539 a pupil, against a typical £162 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £520 a pupil, against a typical £295 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,467 a pupil, against a typical £1,067 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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