Woodford Green Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £79k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Waltham Forest · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: ARBOR 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, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2019-20 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | £1.2m | £1.1m | +£106k | £0 | 217 |
2020-21 | £1.3m | £1.1m | +£202k | £7k | 230 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.2m | +£24k | £216k | 225 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£24k | £0 | 231 |
2023-24 | £1.5m | £1.4m | +£83k | £28k | 222 |
2024-25 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£105k | £79k | 218 |
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 37% of them. It spends £7,025 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,029.
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 | £4,055 | £3,858 | £3,556–£4,396 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £0 | £1,579 | £1,352–£2,017 |
Supply staff | £0 | £172 | £81–£320 |
Admin and clerical | £719 | £442 | £374–£607 |
Premises | £334 | £549 | £484–£735 |
Energy | £220 | £110 | £89–£144 |
Learning resources & ICT | £325 | £362 | £270–£430 |
Bought-in services | £211 | £453 | £198–£703 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School Large reserves
- The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Healthy
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Servite RC Primary School Healthy
- St Catherine Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Scargill Infant School Large reserves
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Grove Road Primary School Large reserves
- Oasis Academy Byron Large reserves
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Large reserves
- Campsbourne Junior School In deficit
- St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,245 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £23k | £105 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £57k | £261 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF WOODFORD GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL (charity 1197198, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £6k | £5k |
2024-08 | £5k | £2k |
2023-08 | £6k | £6k |
2022-08 | £4k | £1k |
THE WOODFORD GREEN PREPARATORY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 1016980, Registered) raised £54k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £54k | £54k |
2024-08 | £39k | £14k |
2023-08 | £19k | £14k |
2022-08 | £14k | £25k |
2021-08 | £5k | £2k |
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 energy is £220 a pupil, against a typical £110 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £719 a pupil, against a typical £442 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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