St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £111k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Kensington and Chelsea · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY 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 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£16k | £210k | 226 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.6m | +£53k | £263k | 221 |
2020-21 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£69k | £332k | 214 |
2021-22 | £1.6m | £1.7m | -£106k | £180k | 215 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£55k | £116k | 221 |
2023-24 | £1.9m | £1.9m | +£33k | £180k | 224 |
2024-25 | £2.0m | £1.8m | +£282k | £111k | 225 |
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 73% of them. It spends £7,858 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,288.
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 | £4,827 | £3,759 | £3,394–£3,944 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £733 | £1,455 | £1,197–£1,804 |
Supply staff | £53 | £154 | £77–£368 |
Admin and clerical | £276 | £471 | £348–£561 |
Premises | £427 | £439 | £387–£514 |
Energy | £111 | £107 | £85–£151 |
Learning resources & ICT | £467 | £354 | £281–£427 |
Bought-in services | £267 | £317 | £202–£520 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Fitzjohn's Primary School In deficit
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Belmont Junior School In deficit
- Forty Hill CofE Primary School Healthy
- Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School In deficit
- Christ Church Primary School Heading for deficit
- St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School Large reserves
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Robin Hood Infants' School Large reserves
- St John's C of E Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.7m | £7,644 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £60k | £267 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £330k | £1,467 |
Money raised by parents
THE ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1183495, Registered) raised £45k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £45k | £61k |
2024-09 | £48k | £23k |
2023-09 | £46k | £78k |
2022-09 | £51k | £15k |
2021-09 | £22k | £20k |
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 teachers is £4,827 a pupil, against a typical £3,759 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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