Childs Hill Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £222k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Barnet · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
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 | £2.8m | £2.8m | +£50k | £57k | 383 |
2020-21 | £2.9m | £2.9m | +£74k | £0 | 438 |
2021-22 | £3.1m | £3.3m | -£188k | -£286k | 442 |
2022-23 | £3.4m | £3.2m | +£149k | £163k | 432 |
2023-24 | £3.6m | £3.6m | -£14k | £0 | 449 |
2024-25 | £4.0m | £3.6m | +£354k | £222k | 431 |
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 33% of them. It spends £8,369 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,997.
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 | £3,063 | £4,010 | £3,584–£4,332 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £2,005 | £1,757 | £1,271–£2,114 |
Supply staff | £791 | £173 | £62–£326 |
Admin and clerical | £624 | £416 | £324–£525 |
Premises | £503 | £481 | £386–£580 |
Energy | £107 | £115 | £91–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £107 | £296 | £234–£360 |
Bought-in services | £227 | £385 | £219–£748 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Yeading Junior School Healthy
- Britannia Village Primary School Large reserves
- Edgware Primary School Tight
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Cyril Jackson Primary School Healthy
- Manford Primary School Large reserves
- Gospel Oak Primary School Tight
- Michael Faraday School Large reserves
- Derwentwater Primary School Large reserves
- Oakthorpe Primary School In deficit
- Liberty Primary Large reserves
- The Willow Primary School Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.9m | £9,128 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £603k | £1,399 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £27k | £63 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £791 a pupil, against a typical £173 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £624 a pupil, against a typical £416 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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