Burnt Oak Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £98k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bexley · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE PIONEER ACADEMY 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 | £1.3m | -£82k | £1k | 245 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£15k | £1k | 246 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.3m | -£5k | £1k | 244 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£106k | £1k | 239 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£5k | £1k | 245 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.4m | +£157k | £1k | 247 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£34k | £98k | 245 |
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 £6,633 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,828.
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 | £2,486 | £3,456 | £3,149–£3,754 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £584 | £1,364 | £1,014–£1,797 |
Supply staff | £65 | £122 | £22–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £816 | £435 | £322–£544 |
Premises | £518 | £432 | £328–£487 |
Energy | £127 | £110 | £71–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £416 | £317 | £211–£395 |
Bought-in services | £86 | £286 | £192–£622 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Large reserves
- Gresham Primary School Healthy
- Maple Infants' School Heading for deficit
- Ardleigh Green Infant School In deficit
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Highfield Infants' School Large reserves
- St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School Large reserves
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Mount Stewart Infant School Large reserves
- Malden Parochial CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £5,959 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £20k | £82 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £199k | £812 |
Money raised by parents
BURNT OAK PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1133221, Registered) raised £11k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £11k | £5k |
2024-08 | £9k | £8k |
2023-08 | £9k | £7k |
2022-08 | £11k | £8k |
2021-08 | £5k | £7k |
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 admin and clerical is £816 a pupil, against a typical £435 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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