Albion Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £185k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Southwark · Primary · Community 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 | £2.8m | £2.9m | -£105k | £203k | 415 |
2019-20 | £3.1m | £3.1m | -£10k | £193k | 452 |
2020-21 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£150k | £343k | 422 |
2021-22 | £3.2m | £3.4m | -£169k | £174k | 446 |
2022-23 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£115k | £289k | 428 |
2023-24 | £3.8m | £4.0m | -£215k | £74k | 426 |
2024-25 | £4.1m | £4.3m | -£144k | -£70k | 424 |
2025-26 | £4.3m | £4.0m | +£256k | £185k | 393 |
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 40% of them. It spends £10,299 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,440.
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 | £3,859 | £4,186 | £3,837–£4,585 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,219 | £1,656 | £1,394–£2,128 |
Supply staff | £560 | £170 | £76–£317 |
Admin and clerical | £320 | £437 | £343–£548 |
Premises | £424 | £510 | £368–£653 |
Energy | £168 | £140 | £104–£166 |
Learning resources & ICT | £410 | £319 | £235–£414 |
Bought-in services | £1,497 | £535 | £254–£851 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Osmani Primary School Healthy
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary Large reserves
- Brentside Primary School Large reserves
- Maryland Primary School In deficit
- Harry Gosling Primary School Large reserves
- The Crescent Primary School Healthy
- Brentfield Primary School Healthy
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Risley Avenue Primary School In deficit
- Tollgate Primary School Large reserves
- Cranmer Primary School Large reserves
- Buckingham Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.9m | £10,047 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £284k | £723 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £246k | £625 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £355k | £903 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ALBION PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1218204, Registered)
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.
- Spending on supply staff is £560 a pupil, against a typical £170 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on bought-in services is £1,497 a pupil, against a typical £535 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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