Goose Green Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £165k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Southwark · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS 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 | £2.6m | £2.7m | -£65k | -£29k | 394 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£78k | -£92k | 355 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.7m | -£207k | -£244k | 326 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£99k | £1k | 306 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£130k | £1k | 291 |
2023-24 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£129k | £1k | 256 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£21k | £165k | 252 |
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 £9,143 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,593.
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 | £3,901 | £4,503 | £4,049–£4,867 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,762 | £2,198 | £1,712–£2,752 |
Supply staff | £540 | £328 | £180–£674 |
Admin and clerical | £369 | £543 | £397–£630 |
Premises | £595 | £610 | £527–£727 |
Energy | £313 | £135 | £102–£182 |
Learning resources & ICT | £266 | £327 | £242–£426 |
Bought-in services | £183 | £396 | £267–£800 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Large reserves
- Garfield Primary School In deficit
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit Heading for deficit
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- St Francis RC Primary School Large reserves
- Linton Mead Primary School Tight
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit Large reserves
- Carterhatch Infant School Healthy
- Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- South Grove Primary School In deficit
- Claremont Primary School Healthy
- St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £8,968 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £129k | £512 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £65k | £258 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF GOOSE GREEN SCHOOL (charity 1103666, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £9k | £4k |
2024-09 | £11k | £3k |
2023-09 | £7k | £16k |
2022-09 | £12k | £8k |
2021-09 | £11k | £14k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 36% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £313 a pupil, against a typical £135 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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