Ernest Bevin Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £576k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wandsworth · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: UNITED LEARNING TRUST 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 | £8.4m | £8.6m | -£252k | -£352k | 1,238 |
2019-20 | £8.7m | £8.7m | +£72k | -£281k | 1,170 |
2020-21 | £8.9m | £8.0m | +£905k | £624k | 1,007 |
2021-22 | £8.1m | £7.3m | +£784k | £1.4m | 925 |
2023-24 | £7.5m | £7.5m | +£7k | £0 | 765 |
2024-25 | £7.2m | £6.9m | +£244k | £576k | 645 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 47% of them. It spends £10,735 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,707.
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 | £5,701 | £5,682 | £5,085–£6,460 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,073 | £870 | £710–£1,115 |
Supply staff | £422 | £219 | £75–£452 |
Admin and clerical | £891 | £720 | £494–£918 |
Premises | £772 | £645 | £480–£902 |
Energy | £388 | £228 | £154–£277 |
Learning resources & ICT | £755 | £573 | £466–£728 |
Bought-in services | £90 | £221 | £86–£480 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Trinity Academy Large reserves
- Clarion Large reserves
- Saint Gabriel's College Tight
- South Bank University Academy Large reserves
- St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School Tight
- Highbury Fields School Tight
- Bishop Stopford's School In deficit
- Ark Blake Academy In deficit
- Marylebone Academy Large reserves
- Addey and Stanhope School Large reserves
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Large reserves
- AIM Academy North London Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.8m | £10,616 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £247k | £383 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £321k | £498 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ERNEST BEVIN SCHOOL (charity 800439, Registered) raised £0 in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £0 | £0 |
2024-08 | £0 | £0 |
2023-08 | £0 | £0 |
2022-08 | £2k | £2k |
2021-08 | £8k | £8k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 48% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £388 a pupil, against a typical £228 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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