St Luke's CofE Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 3 years running; at that rate its £32k reserve runs out in about 1 year.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kingston upon Thames · Primary · Foundation 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 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£11k | £111k | 295 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£10k | £101k | 296 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£8k | £109k | 296 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£2k | £111k | 298 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£2k | £113k | 268 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£14k | £100k | 262 |
2024-25 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£19k | £80k | 235 |
2025-26 | £1.8m | £1.9m | -£49k | £32k | 231 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,039 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,520.
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 | £3,653 | £3,834 | £3,526–£4,041 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,378 | £1,498 | £1,218–£1,915 |
Supply staff | £129 | £158 | £60–£368 |
Admin and clerical | £510 | £456 | £342–£564 |
Premises | £336 | £439 | £402–£584 |
Energy | £85 | £116 | £86–£173 |
Learning resources & ICT | £363 | £352 | £265–£448 |
Bought-in services | £268 | £331 | £205–£521 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Fitzjohn's Primary School In deficit
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Robin Hood Infants' School Large reserves
- Good Shepherd RC Primary School Healthy
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Belmont Junior School In deficit
- Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School In deficit
- Forty Hill CofE Primary School Healthy
- St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- Christ Church Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £6,610 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £51k | £219 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £41k | £178 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £282k | £1,219 |
Money raised by parents
ST LUKE'S PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1093284, Registered) raised £19k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £19k | £18k |
2024-07 | £21k | £22k |
2023-07 | £22k | £22k |
2022-07 | £32k | £32k |
2021-07 | £15k | £15k |
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 is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 22% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- 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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