Horn Park Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £386k in reserve, 13% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Greenwich · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS 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 | £2.5m | +£245k | £1k | 408 |
2019-20 | £2.6m | £2.4m | +£270k | £1k | 380 |
2020-21 | £2.7m | £2.4m | +£224k | £1k | 378 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.5m | +£272k | £1k | 370 |
2022-23 | £2.8m | £2.5m | +£268k | £1k | 346 |
2023-24 | £2.9m | £2.6m | +£305k | £1k | 336 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.6m | +£453k | £386k | 294 |
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 77% of them. It spends £8,876 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,459.
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 | £4,661 | £4,342 | £3,802–£4,941 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,714 | £2,056 | £1,347–£2,471 |
Supply staff | £218 | £355 | £126–£658 |
Admin and clerical | £300 | £531 | £435–£606 |
Premises | £572 | £608 | £530–£727 |
Energy | £123 | £141 | £110–£211 |
Learning resources & ICT | £296 | £323 | £215–£406 |
Bought-in services | £44 | £449 | £267–£767 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Carpenters Primary School In deficit
- Shaftesbury Park Primary School Large reserves
- Haslemere Primary School In deficit
- Harbinger Primary School In deficit
- Oldfield Primary School Healthy
- Carterhatch Infant School Healthy
- Wormholt Park Primary School Healthy
- Claremont Primary School Healthy
- Swaffield School Tight
- English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Elfrida Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £10,307 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £296k | £1,009 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £33k | £112 |
Money raised by parents
PARENT AND TEACHER ASSOCIATION FOR HORN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1218551, Registered)
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 28% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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