Hawes Down Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 3 years running; at that rate its £54k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
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: IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY 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 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£73k | £606k | 475 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£55k | £502k | 451 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£12k | £447k | 451 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£9k | £388k | 458 |
2022-23 | £3.0m | £3.0m | -£4k | £341k | 452 |
2023-24 | £3.2m | £3.3m | -£129k | £213k | 441 |
2024-25 | £3.4m | £3.7m | -£255k | £54k | 443 |
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 20% of them. It spends £8,339 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,944.
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 | £5,183 | £3,303 | £2,994–£3,684 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £117 | £1,007 | £778–£1,340 |
Supply staff | £402 | £125 | £53–£333 |
Admin and clerical | £718 | £317 | £250–£378 |
Premises | £650 | £340 | £290–£406 |
Energy | £203 | £94 | £76–£126 |
Learning resources & ICT | £325 | £268 | £199–£315 |
Bought-in services | £34 | £162 | £79–£266 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Large reserves
- Atwood Primary School Large reserves
- St Catherine's RC School Healthy
- St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Tight
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Perry Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Dulverton Primary School Healthy
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Healthy
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Beis Yaakov Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £6,982 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £524k | £1,183 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £346k | £781 |
Money raised by parents
HAWES DOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1049656, Registered) raised £30k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £30k | £39k |
2024-08 | £20k | £16k |
2023-08 | £23k | £19k |
2022-08 | £19k | £11k |
2021-08 | £19k | £17k |
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 is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £402 a pupil, against a typical £125 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £718 a pupil, against a typical £317 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £203 a pupil, against a typical £94 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £650 a pupil, against a typical £340 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on teachers is £5,183 a pupil, against a typical £3,303 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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