Nelmes Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £171k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Havering · 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | +£54k | £75k | 450 |
2019-20 | £2.1m | £2.1m | -£6k | £69k | 450 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£86k | £154k | 417 |
2021-22 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£51k | £103k | 430 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.5m | -£49k | £54k | 434 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£23k | £31k | 434 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £3.0m | +£95k | £126k | 430 |
2025-26 | £3.2m | £3.1m | +£45k | £171k | 433 |
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 £7,214 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,906.
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 | £3,648 | £3,274 | £3,046–£3,548 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,385 | £1,026 | £844–£1,353 |
Supply staff | £310 | £131 | £52–£334 |
Admin and clerical | £327 | £328 | £249–£399 |
Premises | £304 | £328 | £287–£372 |
Energy | £103 | £89 | £76–£110 |
Learning resources & ICT | £172 | £256 | £206–£325 |
Bought-in services | £102 | £179 | £79–£244 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School In deficit
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Healthy
- Upland Primary School Large reserves
- Ashmole Primary School Large reserves
- Dulverton Primary School Healthy
- Wickham Common Primary School Large reserves
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Perry Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Walker Primary School In deficit
- St Monica's RC Primary School In deficit
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.1m | £7,198 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £424k | £978 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £57k | £131 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £52k | £119 |
Money raised by parents
NELMES SCHOOLS PARENTS/TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 312971, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £21k | £18k |
2024-08 | £19k | £10k |
2023-08 | £15k | £7k |
2022-08 | £16k | £6k |
2021-08 | £2k | £918 |
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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