Warren Road Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £23k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bromley · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £4.2m | £4.1m | +£138k | £587k | 838 |
2019-20 | £4.1m | £4.1m | -£76k | £511k | 840 |
2020-21 | £4.0m | £4.2m | -£118k | £392k | 831 |
2021-22 | £4.4m | £4.4m | -£35k | £350k | 837 |
2022-23 | £5.0m | £5.1m | -£101k | £251k | 836 |
2024-25 | £5.7m | £5.5m | +£164k | £23k | 840 |
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 17% of them. It spends £6,544 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,977.
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 | £3,221 | £3,304 | £3,096–£3,699 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,643 | £1,346 | £1,089–£1,545 |
Supply staff | £138 | £110 | £49–£217 |
Admin and clerical | £211 | £305 | £184–£354 |
Premises | £287 | £313 | £268–£372 |
Energy | £88 | £90 | £74–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £374 | £268 | £203–£305 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £154 | £102–£240 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Tight
- Cannon Lane Primary School Healthy
- St James's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Sinai Jewish Primary School Tight
- Rhodes Avenue Primary School In deficit
- Crofton Junior School Healthy
- Crofton Infant School Healthy
- The Breakspear School Healthy
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Sheen Mount Primary School Healthy
- Ridgeway Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £5.6m | £6,631 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £134k | £160 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £91k | £108 |
Money raised by parents
WARREN ROAD SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1087164, Registered) raised £69k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £69k | £106k |
2024-07 | £45k | £12k |
2023-07 | £54k | £85k |
2022-07 | £64k | £13k |
2021-07 | £32k | £30k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £374 a pupil, against a typical £268 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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