Crofton Infant School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £311k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
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: MOSAIC SCHOOLS LEARNING 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 | £3.0m | £2.7m | +£273k | £312k | 555 |
2019-20 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£57k | £513k | 558 |
2020-21 | £3.1m | £2.9m | +£178k | £600k | 556 |
2021-22 | £3.4m | £3.2m | +£209k | £735k | 582 |
2022-23 | £3.6m | £3.5m | +£153k | £756k | 586 |
2023-24 | £4.0m | £3.5m | +£410k | £747k | 588 |
2024-25 | £4.1m | £3.9m | +£222k | £311k | 590 |
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 73% of them. It spends £6,561 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,930.
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 | £3,105 | £3,356 | £3,056–£3,732 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,412 | £1,159 | £1,013–£1,372 |
Supply staff | £54 | £102 | £43–£217 |
Admin and clerical | £129 | £305 | £229–£371 |
Premises | £327 | £320 | £265–£401 |
Energy | £92 | £90 | £75–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £166 | £281 | £203–£303 |
Bought-in services | £122 | £144 | £88–£299 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Sheen Mount Primary School Healthy
- Hayes Primary School Tight
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Healthy
- Ridgeway Primary School Heading for deficit
- Balgowan Primary School Large reserves
- Avanti Court Primary School Large reserves
- Sinai Jewish Primary School Tight
- St James's Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Hacton Primary School In deficit
- Engayne Primary School Large reserves
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.6m | £6,144 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £274k | £464 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £523k | £886 |
Money raised by parents
CROFTON INFANT SCHOOL PARENT STAFF ASSOCIATION (charity 1052854, Registered) raised £64k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £64k | £57k |
2024-08 | £61k | £49k |
2023-08 | £78k | £75k |
2022-08 | £66k | £70k |
2021-08 | £60k | £70k |
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.
- 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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