Bowes Primary School: school finances
Heading for deficit
Has spent more than it received for 4 years running; at that rate its £118k reserve runs out in about 2 years.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Enfield · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: CONNECT EDUCATION 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 | £3.8m | £3.8m | -£10k | £357k | 652 |
2019-20 | £3.9m | £4.0m | -£165k | £187k | 620 |
2020-21 | £3.8m | £3.8m | +£35k | £214k | 605 |
2021-22 | £3.5m | £3.5m | -£3k | £214k | 535 |
2022-23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | -£16k | £8k | 502 |
2023-24 | £3.6m | £3.6m | -£35k | -£25k | 505 |
2024-25 | £3.4m | £3.6m | -£132k | £118k | 467 |
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 £7,636 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,403.
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 | £3,478 | £3,394 | £3,230–£3,689 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,011 | £1,404 | £1,170–£1,742 |
Supply staff | £976 | £114 | £49–£267 |
Admin and clerical | £298 | £327 | £266–£449 |
Premises | £360 | £379 | £308–£482 |
Energy | £99 | £102 | £68–£148 |
Learning resources & ICT | £223 | £283 | £235–£329 |
Bought-in services | £30 | £302 | £149–£464 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Dorchester Primary School Tight
- Burlington Junior School Healthy
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Hook Lane Primary School Large reserves
- Chestnuts Primary School In deficit
- Betty Layward Primary School Large reserves
- Snaresbrook Primary School Large reserves
- Alexandra Primary School Healthy
- Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Large reserves
- Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School Tight
- Rockmount Primary School Tight
- Moss Hall Junior School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.3m | £7,051 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £171k | £366 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £156k | £334 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BOWES PTA (charity 292487, Registered) raised £28k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £28k | £32k |
2024-09 | £29k | £16k |
2023-09 | £27k | £27k |
2022-09 | £19k | £38k |
2021-09 | £10k | £6k |
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.
- What is the plan to stop spending more than the school receives each year?
- Pupil numbers have fallen 28% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on supply staff is £976 a pupil, against a typical £114 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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