Chipstead Valley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £261k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Croydon · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: PACE 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 | £3.4m | £3.0m | +£451k | £137k | 656 |
2019-20 | £3.5m | £3.4m | +£65k | £84k | 676 |
2020-21 | £3.9m | £3.6m | +£307k | £163k | 701 |
2021-22 | £4.1m | £3.7m | +£438k | £266k | 687 |
2022-23 | £4.3m | £4.0m | +£249k | £206k | 694 |
2023-24 | £4.8m | £4.5m | +£284k | £166k | 686 |
2024-25 | £5.0m | £4.7m | +£236k | £261k | 674 |
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 57% of them. It spends £7,001 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,777.
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 | £3,018 | £3,440 | £3,082–£3,680 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,832 | £1,184 | £1,024–£1,400 |
Supply staff | £123 | £99 | £40–£248 |
Admin and clerical | £411 | £321 | £269–£364 |
Premises | £227 | £314 | £265–£366 |
Energy | £116 | £92 | £72–£109 |
Learning resources & ICT | £151 | £260 | £214–£288 |
Bought-in services | £88 | £143 | £102–£228 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Little Ealing Primary School Tight
- Nightingale Primary School Large reserves
- Barrow Hedges Primary School Large reserves
- The Breakspear School Healthy
- Old Bexley Church of England School Healthy
- Wimbledon Chase Primary School Heading for deficit
- Tubbenden Primary School Healthy
- West Lodge Primary School Tight
- Collis Primary School Healthy
- Grimsdyke School Healthy
- Fern Hill Primary School In deficit
- Bursted Wood Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.6m | £6,772 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £389k | £577 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £423k | £628 |
Money raised by parents
Chipstead Valley Primary School - Parents Teachers Friends Association (charity 1094760, Registered) raised £37k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-12 | £37k | £48k |
2024-12 | £34k | £30k |
2023-12 | £45k | £43k |
2022-12 | £42k | £36k |
2021-12 | £18k | £17k |
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.
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,832 a pupil, against a typical £1,184 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £411 a pupil, against a typical £321 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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