Jo Richardson Community School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £967k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Barking and Dagenham · Secondary · 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 | £14.3m | £13.5m | +£797k | £799k | 1,527 |
2019-20 | £13.8m | £13.9m | -£85k | £1.1m | 1,651 |
2020-21 | £15.0m | £15.5m | -£525k | £529k | 1,679 |
2021-22 | £16.1m | £16.6m | -£457k | £71k | 1,723 |
2022-23 | £17.8m | £17.3m | +£490k | £561k | 1,682 |
2023-24 | £19.1m | £18.6m | +£438k | £999k | 1,657 |
2024-25 | £19.5m | £19.6m | -£128k | £871k | 1,686 |
2025-26 | £20.8m | £20.7m | +£95k | £967k | 1,699 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 secondary 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 27% of them. It spends £12,173 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,956.
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 | £6,092 | £5,233 | £5,023–£5,680 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £948 | £935 | £534–£1,086 |
Supply staff | £47 | £161 | £78–£400 |
Admin and clerical | £578 | £598 | £482–£727 |
Premises | £2,496 | £516 | £434–£594 |
Energy | £242 | £139 | £116–£185 |
Learning resources & ICT | £443 | £499 | £389–£648 |
Bought-in services | £319 | £215 | £107–£320 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Featherstone High School Large reserves
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Healthy
- Woolwich Polytechnic School Large reserves
- Ashcroft Technology Academy Large reserves
- Mayfield School Large reserves
- Barnhill Community High School Large reserves
- Dormers Wells High School Large reserves
- Villiers High School Large reserves
- Harris Academy Merton Large reserves
- Whitmore High School Large reserves
- Drayton Manor High School Large reserves
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £19.6m | £11,514 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £499k | £294 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £867k | £510 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £1.5m | £860 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on premises is £2,496 a pupil, against a typical £516 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £242 a pupil, against a typical £139 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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