St John Fisher RC Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £79k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Merton · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£6k | £195k | 439 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£904 | £196k | 434 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£47k | £149k | 433 |
2021-22 | £2.6m | £2.5m | +£22k | £171k | 420 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£67k | £104k | 433 |
2023-24 | £3.0m | £3.0m | -£25k | £79k | 422 |
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 30% of them. It spends £7,099 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,476.
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 | £3,152 | £3,449 | £3,234–£3,662 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,260 | £1,309 | £965–£1,585 |
Supply staff | £161 | £68 | £14–£183 |
Admin and clerical | £414 | £363 | £272–£440 |
Premises | £289 | £351 | £306–£436 |
Energy | £75 | £99 | £75–£117 |
Learning resources & ICT | £380 | £329 | £237–£417 |
Bought-in services | £299 | £281 | £157–£498 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Telferscot Primary School Healthy
- Fox Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Healthy
- Brindishe Manor School Healthy
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- The Blue School CofE Primary Tight
- Handsworth Primary School Tight
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Princess Frederica CofE Primary School Tight
- Roe Green Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.6m | £6,049 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £146k | £345 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £75k | £177 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £424k | £1,004 |
Money raised by parents
ST.JOHN FISHER PARENT TEACHER AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1105886, Registered) raised £43k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £43k | £37k |
2024-08 | £44k | £26k |
2023-08 | £29k | £39k |
2022-08 | £37k | £24k |
2021-08 | £23k | £29k |
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 would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- 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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