Seven Mills Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £152k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Tower Hamlets · 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£7k | £212k | 230 |
2019-20 | £1.8m | £1.8m | -£469 | £211k | 238 |
2020-21 | £1.9m | £1.9m | -£33k | £179k | 237 |
2021-22 | £2.0m | £1.9m | +£44k | £214k | 234 |
2022-23 | £2.1m | £2.2m | -£85k | £129k | 233 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£94k | £35k | 228 |
2024-25 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£79k | £114k | 216 |
2025-26 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£38k | £152k | 215 |
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 53% of them. It spends £11,327 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £10,477.
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 | £4,817 | £4,351 | £3,872–£4,775 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,279 | £1,790 | £1,370–£2,309 |
Supply staff | £966 | £324 | £124–£553 |
Admin and clerical | £759 | £480 | £270–£619 |
Premises | £587 | £581 | £508–£750 |
Energy | £101 | £151 | £109–£201 |
Learning resources & ICT | £315 | £374 | £263–£466 |
Bought-in services | £397 | £526 | £301–£1,021 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Bellenden Primary School Tight
- Beulah Junior School Healthy
- Whitehall Park School In deficit
- Grove Primary School Healthy
- Kobi Nazrul Primary School Healthy
- St Peter's CofE School Large reserves
- Drayton Green Primary School In deficit
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Heading for deficit
- Mowlem Primary School In deficit
- Deptford Park Primary School In deficit
- Princess May Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £11,339 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £356k | £1,654 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £157k | £729 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £35k | £165 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £966 a pupil, against a typical £324 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £759 a pupil, against a typical £480 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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