Langford Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £297k in reserve, 11% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hammersmith and Fulham · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITED LEARNING 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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£92k | £0 | 193 |
2019-20 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£120k | £0 | 215 |
2020-21 | £1.8m | £1.6m | +£134k | £0 | 247 |
2021-22 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£29k | £0 | 262 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £1.9m | +£319k | £0 | 280 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.2m | +£87k | £0 | 305 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£52k | £297k | 332 |
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 70% of them. It spends £7,823 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,497.
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 | £3,871 | £3,742 | £3,262–£4,204 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £779 | £1,448 | £1,252–£1,782 |
Supply staff | £469 | £295 | £89–£510 |
Admin and clerical | £583 | £369 | £289–£472 |
Premises | £523 | £463 | £414–£563 |
Energy | £159 | £144 | £97–£170 |
Learning resources & ICT | £635 | £271 | £203–£324 |
Bought-in services | £39 | £296 | £162–£615 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School Healthy
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Blair Peach Primary School Heading for deficit
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School In deficit
- Floreat Wandsworth Primary School Large reserves
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Earlham Primary School Tight
- Montbelle Primary School Healthy
- Norwood Green Junior School Large reserves
- Weald Rise Primary School Large reserves
- Thorpe Hall Primary School Heading for deficit
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £7,753 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £99k | £298 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £75k | £226 |
Money raised by parents
LANGFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA (charity 1217767, Registered)
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 learning resources & ict is £635 a pupil, against a typical £271 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £583 a pupil, against a typical £369 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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