Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £341k in reserve, 11% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kingston upon Thames · 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 | £2.3m | £2.4m | -£68k | £133k | 442 |
2019-20 | £2.4m | £2.5m | -£130k | £3k | 440 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | +£76k | £79k | 428 |
2021-22 | £2.5m | £2.5m | +£64k | £143k | 428 |
2022-23 | £2.6m | £2.6m | +£38k | £181k | 426 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.7m | +£133k | £314k | 412 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£35k | £350k | 388 |
2025-26 | £3.0m | £3.0m | -£9k | £341k | 337 |
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 £8,882 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,475.
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 | £3,768 | £3,712 | £3,237–£4,064 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,766 | £1,383 | £980–£1,762 |
Supply staff | £289 | £337 | £90–£497 |
Admin and clerical | £578 | £458 | £374–£552 |
Premises | £564 | £441 | £367–£546 |
Energy | £153 | £136 | £99–£160 |
Learning resources & ICT | £494 | £297 | £259–£372 |
Bought-in services | £174 | £250 | £159–£552 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Ravenstone Primary School Large reserves
- Adamsrill Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Selsdon Primary and Nursery School In deficit
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School In deficit
- Norwood Green Junior School Large reserves
- Scargill Junior School Large reserves
- Bounds Green Junior School Heading for deficit
- Myatt Garden Primary School Large reserves
- One Degree Academy Large reserves
- Farnham Green Primary School Large reserves
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.8m | £8,305 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £199k | £591 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £135k | £401 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £186k | £551 |
Money raised by parents
THE MALDEN MANOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (charity 1037928, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £19k | £10k |
2024-08 | £20k | £13k |
2023-08 | £19k | £18k |
2022-08 | £23k | £27k |
2021-08 | £14k | £12k |
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.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Could any of the surplus be clawed back under the council's scheme for financing schools?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 24% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £494 a pupil, against a typical £297 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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