New Valley Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £123k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Croydon · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
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 | £932k | £889k | +£43k | £78k | 157 |
2019-20 | £941k | £993k | -£52k | £34k | 179 |
2020-21 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£67k | £56k | 165 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£86k | £51k | 183 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£66k | £56k | 179 |
2023-24 | £1.3m | £1.3m | +£5k | £45k | 191 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£118k | £123k | 194 |
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 60% of them. It spends £7,330 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,382.
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 | £3,521 | £4,015 | £3,312–£4,452 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,237 | £1,708 | £1,156–£2,185 |
Supply staff | £495 | £287 | £86–£909 |
Admin and clerical | £351 | £452 | £355–£596 |
Premises | £381 | £587 | £519–£705 |
Energy | £124 | £138 | £99–£182 |
Learning resources & ICT | £134 | £340 | £241–£455 |
Bought-in services | £175 | £362 | £227–£637 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Good Shepherd RC School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Tight
- Thorntree Primary School Large reserves
- Darell Primary and Nursery School In deficit
- Addison Primary School Large reserves
- St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Lime Tree Primary School Large reserves
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Harefield Infant and Junior School Heading for deficit
- Halley Primary School In deficit
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.5m | £7,613 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £100k | £515 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £64k | £330 |
Money raised by parents
NEW VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL PTFA (charity 1193912, Registered) raised £4k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-10 | £4k | £4k |
2024-10 | £4k | £2k |
2023-10 | £9k | £6k |
2022-10 | £6k | £11k |
2021-10 | £4k | £1k |
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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