Gladstone Park Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £181k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Brent · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ANTHEM SCHOOLS 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 | £4.0m | £3.8m | +£136k | £0 | 656 |
2019-20 | £3.9m | £3.8m | +£138k | £0 | 641 |
2020-21 | £4.0m | £3.8m | +£126k | £0 | 626 |
2021-22 | £4.1m | £4.0m | +£93k | £0 | 627 |
2022-23 | £4.4m | £4.0m | +£438k | £0 | 637 |
2023-24 | £4.7m | £4.5m | +£248k | £0 | 650 |
2024-25 | £4.9m | £4.5m | +£387k | £181k | 643 |
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 £7,019 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,042.
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 | £3,733 | £3,782 | £3,208–£4,550 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £754 | £1,558 | £1,189–£1,938 |
Supply staff | £337 | £221 | £78–£370 |
Admin and clerical | £463 | £375 | £299–£515 |
Premises | £485 | £449 | £392–£543 |
Energy | £78 | £110 | £87–£127 |
Learning resources & ICT | £204 | £260 | £191–£346 |
Bought-in services | £114 | £195 | £107–£353 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ravenor Primary School Healthy
- St Stephen's Primary School Tight
- West Acton Primary School Healthy
- East Wickham Primary Academy Healthy
- Rabbsfarm Primary School Large reserves
- Ark Oval Primary Academy In deficit
- Greenwood Primary School Large reserves
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy Large reserves
- Kensington Primary School Healthy
- George Spicer Primary School Heading for deficit
- Purley Oaks Primary School Large reserves
- Southville Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.7m | £7,365 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £241k | £375 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £164k | £255 |
Money raised by parents
GLADSTONE PARK PRIMARY PSA (charity 1173356, Registered) raised £10k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £10k | £12k |
2024-09 | £12k | £9k |
2023-09 | £5k | £9k |
2022-09 | £4k | £2k |
2021-09 | £719 | £1k |
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.
- 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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