Simon Marks Jewish Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £72k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hackney · Primary · Voluntary aided school.
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 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£92k | £24k | 110 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£33k | -£9k | 111 |
2020-21 | £881k | £1.0m | -£125k | -£134k | 110 |
2021-22 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£38k | -£97k | 108 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£72k | -£25k | 111 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£102k | £77k | 120 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£24k | £53k | 122 |
2025-26 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£19k | £72k | 120 |
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 60% of them. It spends £13,474 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,918.
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 | £7,021 | £4,343 | £3,839–£5,033 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,316 | £1,746 | £1,352–£1,975 |
Supply staff | £79 | £392 | £133–£623 |
Admin and clerical | £495 | £527 | £311–£753 |
Premises | £768 | £674 | £436–£770 |
Energy | £168 | £175 | £97–£277 |
Learning resources & ICT | £475 | £323 | £231–£418 |
Bought-in services | £593 | £484 | £239–£940 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Junior School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School In deficit
- Lime Wood Primary School Healthy
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Large reserves
- St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St James & St John Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Emmanuel Community School Large reserves
- St Paul's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Park Academy Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Large reserves
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Chelsfield Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £12,404 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £331k | £2,772 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £45k | £379 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £147k | £1,230 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on teachers is £7,021 a pupil, against a typical £4,343 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £475 a pupil, against a typical £323 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £2,316 a pupil, against a typical £1,746 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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