Claremont Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £144k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Barnet · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES 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 | £2.5m | £2.0m | +£503k | £471k | 340 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£121k | £497k | 330 |
2020-21 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£176k | £225k | 327 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.9m | -£98k | £0 | 302 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £3.0m | -£179k | -£298k | 305 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£111k | £0 | 272 |
2024-25 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£70k | £144k | 279 |
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 £9,950 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,518.
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 | £4,341 | £4,428 | £3,802–£4,883 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,817 | £2,122 | £1,518–£2,614 |
Supply staff | £1,014 | £274 | £118–£658 |
Admin and clerical | £355 | £526 | £382–£598 |
Premises | £330 | £606 | £530–£727 |
Energy | £194 | £143 | £114–£176 |
Learning resources & ICT | £215 | £281 | £204–£354 |
Bought-in services | £405 | £406 | £240–£564 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Linton Mead Primary School Tight
- Rosary Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Harbinger Primary School In deficit
- Carterhatch Infant School Healthy
- Carpenters Primary School In deficit
- Wormholt Park Primary School Healthy
- English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Large reserves
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Horn Park Primary School Large reserves
- Haslemere Primary School In deficit
- Goose Green Primary and Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £10,151 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £517k | £1,853 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £14k | £50 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 18% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,014 a pupil, against a typical £274 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £194 a pupil, against a typical £143 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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