Keston Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £221k in reserve, 7% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Croydon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PACE 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, 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 | £2.3m | +£72k | £63k | 467 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£54k | £88k | 465 |
2021-22 | £2.7m | £2.5m | +£190k | £154k | 450 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£116k | £111k | 441 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £2.8m | +£251k | £201k | 469 |
2024-25 | £3.1m | £3.0m | +£112k | £221k | 449 |
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 53% of them. It spends £6,650 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,387.
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 | £3,379 | £3,591 | £3,338–£3,807 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,109 | £1,345 | £1,172–£1,566 |
Supply staff | £143 | £124 | £41–£225 |
Admin and clerical | £310 | £352 | £301–£458 |
Premises | £321 | £364 | £315–£425 |
Energy | £127 | £92 | £76–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £120 | £249 | £182–£311 |
Bought-in services | £53 | £262 | £117–£356 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Biggin Hill Primary School Large reserves
- Hollymount School Tight
- Heber Primary School Healthy
- Suttons Primary School Large reserves
- Fullwood Primary School Tight
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Brookfield Primary Academy Large reserves
- All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Bousfield Primary School Healthy
- Eltham Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,452 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £134k | £298 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £221k | £492 |
Money raised by parents
KESTON SCHOOLS PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1023587, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £19k | £13k |
2024-08 | £24k | £20k |
2023-08 | £32k | £28k |
2022-08 | £25k | £12k |
2021-08 | £304 | £123 |
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.
- Spending on energy is £127 a pupil, against a typical £92 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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