Thames Ditton Junior School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £153k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Surrey · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £1.9m | -£78k | £124k | 431 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£69k | £55k | 400 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.0m | +£215k | £270k | 376 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£10k | £280k | 392 |
2023-24 | £2.2m | £2.2m | -£7k | £154k | 367 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.3m | +£117k | £153k | 369 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside 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 £6,141 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,309.
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 | £2,995 | £3,150 | £3,019–£3,367 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,301 | £1,075 | £897–£1,167 |
Supply staff | £73 | £129 | £83–£191 |
Admin and clerical | £371 | £330 | £277–£409 |
Premises | £396 | £329 | £258–£359 |
Energy | £95 | £76 | £65–£100 |
Learning resources & ICT | £407 | £312 | £249–£387 |
Bought-in services | £65 | £165 | £126–£213 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Walton Holymoorside Primary School Tight
- Oatlands Community Junior School In deficit
- Ludworth Primary School Healthy
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Healthy
- St Francis Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Radstock Primary School Tight
- Charlton Kings Junior School Large reserves
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Cassiobury Junior School Healthy
- Hiltingbury Junior School Large reserves
- Lindley Church of England Infant School Large reserves
- Hursthead Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £6,350 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £101k | £274 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £40k | £108 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF THAMES DITTON JUNIOR SCHOOL (charity 1123621, Registered) raised £62k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £62k | £76k |
2024-08 | £77k | £81k |
2023-08 | £64k | £27k |
2022-08 | £90k | £28k |
2021-08 | £44k | £209k |
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 14% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,301 a pupil, against a typical £1,075 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £396 a pupil, against a typical £329 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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