Tooting Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £457k in reserve, 13% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Wandsworth · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: GRAVENEY 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 | £2.3m | £2.1m | +£207k | £548k | 355 |
2019-20 | £2.7m | £2.3m | +£409k | £757k | 401 |
2020-21 | £2.8m | £2.5m | +£263k | £809k | 399 |
2021-22 | £2.9m | £2.6m | +£257k | £827k | 391 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £3.1m | +£5k | £637k | 391 |
2023-24 | £3.4m | £3.4m | +£67k | £434k | 390 |
2024-25 | £3.6m | £3.4m | +£211k | £457k | 397 |
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 £8,650 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,136.
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 | £3,766 | £3,735 | £3,223–£4,053 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,761 | £1,397 | £917–£1,788 |
Supply staff | £1,048 | £219 | £114–£530 |
Admin and clerical | £307 | £385 | £307–£494 |
Premises | £350 | £404 | £330–£534 |
Energy | £63 | £113 | £98–£155 |
Learning resources & ICT | £680 | £291 | £237–£374 |
Bought-in services | £55 | £257 | £171–£502 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Charlton Manor Primary School Healthy
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Tight
- North Harringay Primary School In deficit
- Wendell Park Primary School Large reserves
- Khalsa Primary School In deficit
- Lady Margaret Primary School Tight
- Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Columbia Primary School Healthy
- One Degree Academy Large reserves
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Hambrough Primary School Tight
- Camrose Primary With Nursery Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.4m | £8,685 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £266k | £670 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £197k | £496 |
Money raised by parents
TOOTING PARENTS ASSOCIATION (charity 1174841, Registered) raised £21k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £21k | £19k |
2024-08 | £18k | £15k |
2023-08 | £18k | £12k |
2022-08 | £17k | £11k |
2021-08 | £3k | £12k |
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 are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on supply staff is £1,048 a pupil, against a typical £219 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £680 a pupil, against a typical £291 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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