Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £108k in reserve, 5% 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: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC 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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£54k | £191k | 220 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£3k | £194k | 216 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£23k | £216k | 211 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.5m | -£180k | £45k | 212 |
2022-23 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£31k | £47k | 215 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.7m | +£186k | £210k | 254 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£45k | £108k | 259 |
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 50% of them. It spends £7,969 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,617.
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 | £3,100 | £3,368 | £3,162–£3,754 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,544 | £1,353 | £963–£1,621 |
Supply staff | £23 | £122 | £16–£248 |
Admin and clerical | £390 | £395 | £252–£544 |
Premises | £633 | £386 | £328–£471 |
Energy | £131 | £104 | £72–£126 |
Learning resources & ICT | £301 | £316 | £209–£421 |
Bought-in services | £320 | £243 | £156–£600 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ardleigh Green Infant School In deficit
- Burnt Oak Junior School Healthy
- Maple Infants' School Heading for deficit
- Mount Stewart Infant School Large reserves
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School Healthy
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Heading for deficit
- Highfield Infants' School Large reserves
- Stillness Infant School Large reserves
- Upminster Infant School Large reserves
- Stillness Junior School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Large reserves
- Coombe Hill Infant School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.8m | £6,915 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £113k | £436 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £228k | £880 |
Money raised by parents
PARENTS & FRIENDS OF HOLY INNOCENTS R.C PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1064456, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £22k | £10k |
2024-08 | £18k | £9k |
2023-08 | £22k | £12k |
2022-08 | £14k | £8k |
2021-08 | £5k | £2k |
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.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,544 a pupil, against a typical £1,353 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £633 a pupil, against a typical £386 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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