Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £81k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
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: CHANCERY EDUCATION 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£33k | £101k | 326 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£10k | £31k | 306 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£86k | £25k | 310 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£28k | £4k | 305 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£56k | £0 | 290 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£156k | £36k | 283 |
2024-25 | £1.9m | £1.8m | +£172k | £81k | 291 |
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 57% of them. It spends £6,062 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,631.
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 | £3,151 | £3,578 | £3,250–£3,755 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £962 | £1,316 | £1,074–£1,853 |
Supply staff | £14 | £309 | £92–£455 |
Admin and clerical | £223 | £395 | £251–£475 |
Premises | £409 | £384 | £302–£478 |
Energy | £86 | £96 | £72–£139 |
Learning resources & ICT | £192 | £283 | £215–£376 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £252 | £136–£480 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Stanley Park Infants School Healthy
- Canary Wharf College, East Ferry Large reserves
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- Coombe Hill Infant School Healthy
- Longlands Primary School In deficit
- Stillness Junior School In deficit
- Canary Wharf College, Glenworth Large reserves
- Clore Tikva School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School In deficit
- Whiteheath Junior School In deficit
- Moss Hall Infant School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,333 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £38k | £131 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £93k | £320 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 11% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
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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