La Fontaine Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £119k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bromley · Primary · Free schools.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: STEP 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 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£127k | £50k | 319 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £1.4m | +£641k | -£31k | 360 |
2020-21 | £2.2m | £1.6m | +£592k | £6k | 400 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £1.5m | +£866k | £95k | 401 |
2022-23 | £2.3m | £1.5m | +£819k | £96k | 412 |
2023-24 | £2.4m | £1.7m | +£731k | £90k | 389 |
2024-25 | £2.3m | £1.7m | +£562k | £119k | 451 |
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 43% of them. It spends £3,865 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,486.
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 | £2,710 | £3,412 | £3,219–£3,655 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £769 | £1,379 | £1,252–£1,590 |
Supply staff | £233 | £110 | £18–£162 |
Admin and clerical | £0 | £359 | £288–£454 |
Premises | £0 | £396 | £315–£457 |
Energy | £0 | £96 | £79–£113 |
Learning resources & ICT | £144 | £339 | £264–£408 |
Bought-in services | £0 | £270 | £159–£417 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Valley Primary School Healthy
- Gidea Park Primary School Large reserves
- Raglan Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Sheringdale Primary School Large reserves
- Upton Primary School In deficit
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Healthy
- Deansfield Primary School Large reserves
- St Mary's CofE Primary School In deficit
- Telferscot Primary School Healthy
- St Lawrence Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Belmont Primary School Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.3m | £5,002 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £82k | £182 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £49k | £109 |
Money raised by parents
LA FONTAINE ACADEMY PTA (charity 1159492, Registered) raised £23k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-07 | £23k | £18k |
2024-07 | £23k | £36k |
2023-07 | £26k | £16k |
2022-07 | £17k | £22k |
2021-07 | £14k | £21k |
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 supply staff is £233 a pupil, against a typical £110 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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