Beit Shvidler Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £3k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
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 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£72k | £272 | 210 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£425 | £697 | 215 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.7m | -£207k | -£206k | 218 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.6m | +£309k | £103k | 221 |
2022-23 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£22k | £80k | 234 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£11k | £92k | 227 |
2024-25 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£3k | £89k | 230 |
2025-26 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£85k | £3k | 230 |
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 23% of them. It spends £10,611 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,828.
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 | £5,148 | £3,455 | £3,166–£3,781 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,771 | £1,251 | £963–£1,620 |
Supply staff | £25 | £134 | £30–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £586 | £440 | £336–£548 |
Premises | £711 | £442 | £352–£520 |
Energy | £140 | £105 | £83–£123 |
Learning resources & ICT | £512 | £353 | £294–£421 |
Bought-in services | £289 | £265 | £183–£423 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Large reserves
- Burnt Oak Junior School Healthy
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Malden Parochial CofE Primary School Healthy
- Farnborough Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- Rimon Jewish Primary School Large reserves
- Gresham Primary School Healthy
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,378 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £139k | £606 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £15k | £66 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £658k | £2,862 |
Money raised by parents
BEIT SHVIDLER PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1143395, Registered) raised £13k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £13k | £26k |
2024-08 | £11k | £17k |
2023-08 | £23k | £12k |
2022-08 | £20k | £11k |
2021-08 | £16k | £22k |
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 is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on premises is £711 a pupil, against a typical £442 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,148 a pupil, against a typical £3,455 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £512 a pupil, against a typical £353 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £140 a pupil, against a typical £105 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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