St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £69k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Richmond upon Thames · Primary · Academy converter.
Earlier years come from this school's return before it became an academy (a different DfE number).
A 2024-25 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 2023-24
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2023-24
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£64k | £138k | 299 |
2019-20 | £1.6m | £1.5m | +£93k | £231k | 257 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.5m | -£101k | £130k | 250 |
2021-22 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£57k | £73k | 248 |
2022-23 | £1.7m | £1.7m | -£9k | £64k | 232 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.7m | +£6k | £69k | 208 |
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 47% of them. It spends £8,014 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,828.
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 | £3,700 | £3,537 | £3,211–£3,997 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,551 | £1,202 | £977–£1,401 |
Supply staff | £195 | £152 | £28–£326 |
Admin and clerical | £507 | £453 | £343–£593 |
Premises | £543 | £441 | £356–£514 |
Energy | £157 | £112 | £102–£143 |
Learning resources & ICT | £381 | £396 | £307–£460 |
Bought-in services | £283 | £245 | £182–£374 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Alexandra Infant School Healthy
- Rimon Jewish Primary School Large reserves
- Farnborough Primary School Large reserves
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Healthy
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School In deficit
- St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Heading for deficit
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Large reserves
- Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School Heading for deficit
- Eden Primary Large reserves
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Heading for deficit
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,907 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £100k | £482 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £31k | £148 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £236k | £1,134 |
Money raised by parents
ST ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL, RICHMOND PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (charity 802577, Registered) raised £49k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-08 | £49k | £30k |
2023-08 | £54k | £76k |
2022-08 | £43k | £36k |
2021-08 | £16k | £57k |
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.
- Pupil numbers have fallen 30% since 2018-19. How is the school planning for fewer pupils, and the funding that goes with them?
- Spending on energy is £157 a pupil, against a typical £112 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,551 a pupil, against a typical £1,202 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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