St Chad's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 2 years running; at that rate its £327k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
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: ST CHAD'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | -£43k | £326k | 364 |
2019-20 | £2.0m | £2.2m | -£213k | £229k | 356 |
2020-21 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£53k | £282k | 349 |
2021-22 | £2.1m | £2.0m | +£152k | £434k | 333 |
2022-23 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£145k | £579k | 298 |
2023-24 | £2.3m | £2.7m | -£465k | £471k | 329 |
2024-25 | £2.4m | £2.6m | -£221k | £327k | 344 |
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 77% of them. It spends £7,628 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,294.
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 | £2,765 | £3,765 | £3,262–£4,066 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,654 | £1,344 | £1,004–£1,757 |
Supply staff | £994 | £290 | £100–£492 |
Admin and clerical | £201 | £417 | £335–£533 |
Premises | £561 | £459 | £419–£548 |
Energy | £154 | £145 | £99–£163 |
Learning resources & ICT | £227 | £277 | £215–£324 |
Bought-in services | £198 | £250 | £127–£583 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Thorpe Hall Primary School Heading for deficit
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School In deficit
- Blair Peach Primary School Heading for deficit
- Earlham Primary School Tight
- Whybridge Junior School Large reserves
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Large reserves
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School Healthy
- Weald Rise Primary School Large reserves
- Strand-on-the-Green Junior School In deficit
- Norwood Green Junior School Large reserves
- Langford Primary School Large reserves
- Montbelle Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.4m | £6,892 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £130k | £378 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £32k | £93 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Spending on supply staff is £994 a pupil, against a typical £290 for similar schools. What's behind that?
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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