Lady Margaret School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 5 years running; at that rate its £270k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Hammersmith and Fulham · Secondary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LADY MARGARET SCHOOL 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 | £5.1m | £4.1m | +£1.0m | £445k | 758 |
2019-20 | £5.3m | £5.1m | +£146k | £565k | 749 |
2020-21 | £5.4m | £5.5m | -£68k | £567k | 773 |
2021-22 | £5.8m | £6.0m | -£221k | £692k | 781 |
2022-23 | £6.3m | £6.5m | -£177k | £600k | 763 |
2023-24 | £6.7m | £6.8m | -£146k | £402k | 758 |
2024-25 | £7.0m | £7.1m | -£161k | £270k | 781 |
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 50% of them. It spends £9,150 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,253.
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 | £5,228 | £4,996 | £4,760–£5,344 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £841 | £548 | £365–£780 |
Supply staff | £475 | £154 | £82–£242 |
Admin and clerical | £456 | £544 | £425–£722 |
Premises | £763 | £422 | £329–£466 |
Energy | £178 | £146 | £118–£158 |
Learning resources & ICT | £713 | £583 | £420–£687 |
Bought-in services | £143 | £170 | £98–£219 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- The Royal Liberty School Tight
- Ealing Fields Church of England High School Tight
- The Sacred Heart Language College Large reserves
- The Archer Academy Healthy
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School In deficit
- The Richmond upon Thames School In deficit
- Bullers Wood School for Boys Large reserves
- St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School In deficit
- Hurstmere School Tight
- Turing House School Large reserves
- Coombe Boys' School Large reserves
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £6.5m | £8,360 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £215k | £275 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £405k | £519 |
Money raised by parents
LADY MARGARET SCHOOL PTA (charity 1130371, Registered) raised £69k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £69k | £49k |
2024-12 | £46k | £59k |
2023-12 | £53k | £77k |
2022-12 | £56k | £39k |
2021-12 | £41k | £18k |
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?
- Spending on supply staff is £475 a pupil, against a typical £154 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on premises is £763 a pupil, against a typical £422 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £178 a pupil, against a typical £146 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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