Gresham Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £145k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Croydon · 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 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£18k | £73k | 247 |
2019-20 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£126k | £199k | 241 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£11k | £187k | 248 |
2021-22 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£15k | £202k | 251 |
2022-23 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£4k | £206k | 247 |
2023-24 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£38k | £169k | 237 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£47k | £121k | 238 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.8m | +£24k | £145k | 237 |
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 70% of them. It spends £7,629 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,609.
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 | £3,846 | £3,302 | £3,068–£3,693 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,382 | £1,297 | £1,019–£1,595 |
Supply staff | £0 | £134 | £28–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £428 | £434 | £322–£554 |
Premises | £297 | £426 | £322–£530 |
Energy | £110 | £111 | £86–£132 |
Learning resources & ICT | £299 | £324 | £213–£437 |
Bought-in services | £158 | £277 | £154–£363 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Highfield Infants' School Large reserves
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Large reserves
- Shalom Noam Primary School Tight
- Upminster Infant School Large reserves
- Nancy Reuben Primary School Large reserves
- Burnt Oak Junior School Healthy
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Healthy
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Heading for deficit
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School Healthy
- Independent Jewish Day School Tight
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £6,859 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £84k | £353 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £28k | £118 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £206k | £870 |
Money raised by parents
THE GRESHAM SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1044204, Registered) raised £24k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £24k | £18k |
2024-08 | £25k | £24k |
2023-08 | £21k | £28k |
2022-08 | £21k | £15k |
2021-08 | £7k | £4k |
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.
- 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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