Canary Wharf College, East Ferry: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £516k in reserve, 19% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Tower Hamlets · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON 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 | £1.9m | £1.6m | +£291k | £0 | 277 |
2019-20 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£253k | £234k | 284 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £2.0m | -£47k | £157k | 288 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£54k | £930k | 294 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £1.9m | +£207k | -£427k | 317 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£193k | £100k | 337 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£186k | £516k | 306 |
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 93% of them. It spends £8,147 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,498.
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 | £2,843 | £3,578 | £3,250–£3,755 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £931 | £1,313 | £1,070–£1,622 |
Supply staff | £1,614 | £265 | £34–£399 |
Admin and clerical | £252 | £386 | £259–£489 |
Premises | £565 | £384 | £302–£470 |
Energy | £137 | £98 | £76–£137 |
Learning resources & ICT | £578 | £283 | £220–£408 |
Bought-in services | £105 | £223 | £132–£305 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Healthy
- Canary Wharf College, Glenworth Large reserves
- Bounds Green Infant School Heading for deficit
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- Stanley Park Infants School Healthy
- Victor Seymour Infants' School Large reserves
- Pickhurst Infant Academy Healthy
- Longlands Primary School In deficit
- Newnham Junior School In deficit
- Foulds School Tight
- Coombe Hill Infant School Healthy
- Honeywell Junior School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £8,794 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £145k | £474 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £75k | £245 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF CANARY WHARF COLLEGE EAST FERRY (charity 1166268, Registered) raised £12k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-10 | £12k | £16k |
2024-10 | £8k | £15k |
2023-10 | £59k | £41k |
2022-10 | £53k | £53k |
2021-10 | £10k | £15k |
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?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,614 a pupil, against a typical £265 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £578 a pupil, against a typical £283 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £565 a pupil, against a typical £384 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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