Pinner High School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £351k reserve runs out in about 3 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Harrow · Secondary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE HARROW 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 | £3.5m | £3.6m | -£63k | £332k | 495 |
2019-20 | £5.5m | £5.3m | +£217k | £550k | 714 |
2020-21 | £6.5m | £6.3m | +£205k | £755k | 892 |
2021-22 | £7.0m | £7.0m | +£4k | £760k | 998 |
2022-23 | £8.5m | £8.3m | +£193k | £952k | 1,100 |
2023-24 | £9.1m | £9.5m | -£383k | £568k | 1,136 |
2024-25 | £10.0m | £10.2m | -£211k | £351k | 1,138 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 30% of them. It spends £8,931 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,836.
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 | £5,131 | £4,819 | £4,480–£5,089 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,179 | £546 | £424–£789 |
Supply staff | £30 | £99 | £35–£173 |
Admin and clerical | £760 | £549 | £427–£671 |
Premises | £388 | £422 | £365–£568 |
Energy | £107 | £129 | £117–£150 |
Learning resources & ICT | £494 | £614 | £455–£670 |
Bought-in services | £148 | £94 | £46–£141 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Gregory's Catholic Science College Large reserves
- The Kingston Academy Large reserves
- St Mark's Catholic School Large reserves
- Ilford County High School Large reserves
- St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School Large reserves
- Finchley Catholic High School Large reserves
- Harris Academy Sutton Large reserves
- The Campion School Large reserves
- Hall Mead School In deficit
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School Large reserves
- Richard Challoner School In deficit
- The John Fisher School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £9.5m | £8,308 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £861k | £757 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £512k | £450 |
Money raised by parents
PINNER HIGH SCHOOL PTA (charity 1182614, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £0 | £0 |
2024-07 | £0 | £0 |
2023-07 | £922 | £131 |
2022-07 | £304 | £0 |
2021-07 | £0 | £0 |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,179 a pupil, against a typical £546 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £760 a pupil, against a typical £549 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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