Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £423k in reserve, 14% 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: MARITIME ACADEMY 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 | £1.8m | £2.5m | -£633k | £1k | 284 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.4m | -£282k | £1k | 272 |
2020-21 | £2.5m | £2.7m | -£153k | £1k | 254 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.6m | -£239k | £1k | 242 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.3m | +£198k | £1k | 260 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£126k | £1k | 259 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £2.5m | +£502k | £423k | 244 |
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 83% of them. It spends £10,451 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,473.
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 | £4,344 | £4,327 | £3,770–£4,838 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £3,115 | £2,162 | £1,582–£2,752 |
Supply staff | £217 | £328 | £127–£572 |
Admin and clerical | £152 | £524 | £345–£611 |
Premises | £627 | £601 | £527–£727 |
Energy | £148 | £132 | £102–£201 |
Learning resources & ICT | £717 | £330 | £254–£470 |
Bought-in services | £143 | £396 | £289–£823 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit Heading for deficit
- Garfield Primary School In deficit
- St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School Healthy
- Allenby Primary School Large reserves
- St Francis RC Primary School Large reserves
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre In deficit
- Goose Green Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Haslemere Primary School In deficit
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Riverside Primary School Heading for deficit
- Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Swaffield School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.0m | £12,193 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £261k | £1,070 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £77k | £316 |
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 14% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £717 a pupil, against a typical £330 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £3,115 a pupil, against a typical £2,162 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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