Fircroft Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £57k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Wandsworth · 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 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£206k | £3k | 382 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£97k | -£94k | 366 |
2020-21 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£112k | -£206k | 364 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£51k | -£155k | 346 |
2022-23 | £2.7m | £2.6m | +£85k | -£69k | 334 |
2023-24 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£70k | £874 | 300 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£56k | £57k | 273 |
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 £8,976 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,316.
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 | £3,325 | £3,948 | £3,574–£4,440 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,043 | £1,416 | £1,014–£2,170 |
Supply staff | £597 | £225 | £63–£327 |
Admin and clerical | £562 | £439 | £399–£595 |
Premises | £524 | £453 | £367–£571 |
Energy | £271 | £109 | £90–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £439 | £323 | £256–£393 |
Bought-in services | £347 | £307 | £208–£533 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Park Hill Infant School Healthy
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School Healthy
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Large reserves
- New End Primary School Healthy
- Oakdale Infants' School Tight
- Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Beddington Infants' School Large reserves
- Hujjat Primary School Large reserves
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Tight
- St Boniface RC Primary School Large reserves
- Hillsgrove Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £8,546 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £129k | £471 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £96k | £352 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £174k | £637 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF FIRCROFT PTA (charity 1099047, Registered) raised £29k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £29k | £38k |
2024-08 | £24k | £36k |
2023-08 | £34k | £34k |
2022-08 | £38k | £36k |
2021-08 | £41k | £26k |
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?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 29% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £597 a pupil, against a typical £225 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £271 a pupil, against a typical £109 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £439 a pupil, against a typical £323 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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