St James' Roman Catholic Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £15k reserve runs out in about 0 year.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bromley · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY 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 | £1.1m | £1.2m | -£35k | £185k | 219 |
2019-20 | £1.2m | £403k | +£812k | £185k | 220 |
2020-21 | £1.2m | £1.2m | -£15k | £170k | 219 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.4m | -£151k | £19k | 218 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£85k | £44k | 217 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£15k | £29k | 216 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£14k | £15k | 218 |
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 30% of them. It spends £6,963 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,828.
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 | £3,220 | £3,538 | £3,118–£4,028 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,298 | £1,312 | £977–£1,644 |
Supply staff | £32 | £113 | £15–£209 |
Admin and clerical | £477 | £430 | £322–£597 |
Premises | £463 | £434 | £314–£529 |
Energy | £87 | £114 | £100–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £394 | £356 | £227–£446 |
Bought-in services | £183 | £245 | £151–£345 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Large reserves
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Healthy
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School Healthy
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School In deficit
- Gresham Primary School Healthy
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School Heading for deficit
- Eden Primary Large reserves
- Shalom Noam Primary School Tight
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.3m | £6,156 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £34k | £156 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £162k | £743 |
Money raised by parents
ST JAMES SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1057497, Registered) raised £54k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £54k | £60k |
2024-08 | £44k | £51k |
2023-08 | £49k | £41k |
2022-08 | £46k | £36k |
2021-08 | £22k | £25k |
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?
- 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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