St Margarets CofE Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £294k in reserve, 11% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Barking and Dagenham · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GENESIS EDUCATION 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£27k | £0 | 374 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£139k | £205k | 380 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£220k | £216k | 350 |
2022-23 | £5.3m | £5.2m | +£49k | £103k | 364 |
2023-24 | £2.7m | £2.4m | +£295k | £234k | 375 |
2024-25 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£20k | £294k | 387 |
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 70% of them. It spends £7,096 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,905.
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 | £3,470 | £3,677 | £3,349–£3,956 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £705 | £1,482 | £1,278–£1,677 |
Supply staff | £0 | £97 | £29–£285 |
Admin and clerical | £238 | £360 | £320–£434 |
Premises | £693 | £385 | £326–£527 |
Energy | £93 | £98 | £80–£128 |
Learning resources & ICT | £535 | £263 | £220–£351 |
Bought-in services | £96 | £259 | £149–£445 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Durdans Park Primary School In deficit
- Gordon Primary School Large reserves
- Pelham Primary School Large reserves
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Forestdale Primary School Healthy
- Heathrow Primary School In deficit
- Glade Primary School Healthy
- Rosedale Primary School Large reserves
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Beecroft Garden Primary In deficit
- Furzedown Primary School In deficit
- Riverside Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,992 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £59k | £152 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £20k | £52 |
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?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £535 a pupil, against a typical £263 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £693 a pupil, against a typical £385 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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