Eden Primary: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £370k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Haringey · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: EDEN PRIMARY TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£79k | £449k | 207 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | -£63k | £487k | 205 |
2020-21 | £1.5m | £1.7m | -£166k | £322k | 193 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£50k | £228k | 203 |
2023-24 | £1.8m | £1.7m | +£57k | £280k | 204 |
2024-25 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£99k | £370k | 207 |
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 90% of them. It spends £9,802 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,890.
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 | £3,541 | £3,534 | £3,162–£4,086 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,048 | £1,287 | £947–£1,567 |
Supply staff | £986 | £134 | £23–£237 |
Admin and clerical | £686 | £434 | £343–£574 |
Premises | £705 | £441 | £352–£543 |
Energy | £135 | £113 | £100–£152 |
Learning resources & ICT | £459 | £386 | £233–£460 |
Bought-in services | £324 | £277 | £174–£399 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Heading for deficit
- Nonsuch Primary School In deficit
- Chatsworth Infant School Healthy
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Healthy
- North West London Jewish Day School Heading for deficit
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Large reserves
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School In deficit
- Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School Heading for deficit
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School Healthy
- Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead Large reserves
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Shalom Noam Primary School Tight
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,507 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £111k | £536 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £574k | £2,773 |
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?
- Spending on supply staff is £986 a pupil, against a typical £134 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £705 a pupil, against a typical £441 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £686 a pupil, against a typical £434 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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