Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £96k in reserve, 3% of a year's income. It has spent more than it received for 3 years, so watch the trend.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Kingston upon Thames · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2025-26 return is published too, but it covers part of a year or leaves out the income or reserve figure, so the latest complete year is shown.
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 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£26k | £163k | 442 |
2019-20 | £2.2m | £2.1m | +£24k | £187k | 455 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£37k | £150k | 440 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | +£11k | £160k | 432 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£47k | £113k | 432 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£11k | £101k | 428 |
2024-25 | £3.0m | £3.0m | -£6k | £96k | 424 |
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 23% of them. It spends £7,133 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,840.
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 | £3,502 | £3,229 | £2,984–£3,446 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £920 | £1,091 | £844–£1,323 |
Supply staff | £348 | £125 | £30–£315 |
Admin and clerical | £398 | £326 | £249–£398 |
Premises | £360 | £320 | £290–£386 |
Energy | £151 | £91 | £78–£105 |
Learning resources & ICT | £169 | £256 | £206–£321 |
Bought-in services | £186 | £158 | £69–£256 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Wickham Common Primary School Large reserves
- Ashmole Primary School Large reserves
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Healthy
- Dundonald Primary School Heading for deficit
- Nelmes Primary School Healthy
- Dulverton Primary School Healthy
- Walker Primary School In deficit
- Perry Hall Primary School Large reserves
- Orleans Primary School Healthy
- The Hayes Primary School Healthy
- St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.9m | £6,750 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £188k | £444 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £42k | £98 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £157k | £370 |
Money raised by parents
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 279827, Registered) raised £56k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £56k | £64k |
2024-08 | £55k | £27k |
2023-08 | £70k | £101k |
2022-08 | £49k | £49k |
2021-08 | £12k | £5k |
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 supply staff is £348 a pupil, against a typical £125 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £151 a pupil, against a typical £91 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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