Mount Stewart Infant School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £202k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Brent · Primary · Academy converter.
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 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£74k | £25k | 270 |
2019-20 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£19k | £6k | 272 |
2020-21 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£54k | £60k | 285 |
2021-22 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£76k | £136k | 312 |
2022-23 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£21k | £157k | 312 |
2023-24 | £2.0m | £2.1m | -£94k | £63k | 309 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£81k | £143k | 301 |
2025-26 | £2.2m | £2.2m | +£58k | £202k | 285 |
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 83% of them. It spends £7,606 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,620.
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 | £2,718 | £3,556 | £3,191–£3,754 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,910 | £1,294 | £954–£1,806 |
Supply staff | £233 | £125 | £22–£345 |
Admin and clerical | £450 | £388 | £247–£515 |
Premises | £405 | £381 | £309–£527 |
Energy | £146 | £106 | £75–£135 |
Learning resources & ICT | £284 | £273 | £200–£361 |
Bought-in services | £567 | £223 | £100–£486 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Stillness Infant School Large reserves
- Maple Infants' School Heading for deficit
- Ardleigh Green Infant School In deficit
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Menorah Foundation School Tight
- Stillness Junior School In deficit
- Honeywell Infant School Heading for deficit
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School In deficit
- St Mary's RC Infants School Large reserves
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School Healthy
- Foulds School Tight
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.2m | £7,583 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £160k | £560 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £24k | £84 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £65k | £227 |
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?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Spending on bought-in services is £567 a pupil, against a typical £223 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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