Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy: school finances
Healthy
Holds £106k in reserve, 8% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Bexley · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: LEIGH ACADEMIES 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 | £1.1m | £1.1m | +£47k | £0 | 228 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£30k | £0 | 227 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£154k | £0 | 214 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£157k | £0 | 212 |
2022-23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£130k | £0 | 223 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.3m | +£222k | £0 | 215 |
2024-25 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£2k | £106k | 210 |
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 63% of them. It spends £6,733 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,960.
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 | £3,690 | £3,534 | £3,169–£4,157 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,357 | £1,267 | £977–£1,567 |
Supply staff | £81 | £147 | £21–£293 |
Admin and clerical | £362 | £442 | £350–£593 |
Premises | £5 | £451 | £356–£543 |
Energy | £152 | £111 | £95–£141 |
Learning resources & ICT | £214 | £386 | £237–£457 |
Bought-in services | £124 | £284 | £184–£373 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Large reserves
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Heading for deficit
- Eden Primary Large reserves
- Nonsuch Primary School In deficit
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School In deficit
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- Chatsworth Infant School Healthy
- Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School Heading for deficit
- North West London Jewish Day School Heading for deficit
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,590 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £62k | £295 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £32k | £152 |
Money raised by parents
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Parents Association (charity 276984, Registered) raised £16k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £16k | £10k |
2024-08 | £13k | £9k |
2023-08 | £16k | £9k |
2022-08 | £15k | £10k |
2021-08 | £8k | £4k |
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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