St Michael's Church of England Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £105k in reserve, 6% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Lewisham · Primary · Academy converter.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: SDBE MULTI-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 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£41k | £157k | 192 |
2019-20 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£49k | £109k | 190 |
2020-21 | £1.4m | £1.3m | +£79k | £187k | 177 |
2021-22 | £1.3m | £1.4m | -£47k | £141k | 188 |
2022-23 | £1.4m | £1.4m | -£13k | £127k | 200 |
2023-24 | £1.7m | £1.6m | +£62k | £189k | 202 |
2024-25 | £1.7m | £1.8m | -£164k | £105k | 200 |
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 40% of them. It spends £9,052 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £9,763.
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 | £4,175 | £4,259 | £3,830–£4,666 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £234 | £1,800 | £1,405–£2,238 |
Supply staff | £1,157 | £429 | £108–£790 |
Admin and clerical | £703 | £510 | £431–£626 |
Premises | £469 | £608 | £458–£779 |
Energy | £239 | £163 | £132–£292 |
Learning resources & ICT | £259 | £375 | £319–£513 |
Bought-in services | £20 | £472 | £161–£760 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Crampton Primary Healthy
- Coppetts Wood Primary School In deficit
- Orion Blenheim Healthy
- Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Healthy
- Monks Orchard Primary School Tight
- Ark Conway Primary Academy In deficit
- Longshaw Primary Academy Heading for deficit
- Herbert Morrison Primary School Healthy
- St Luke's Primary School Tight
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School Large reserves
- Alderbrook Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.6m | £7,840 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £18k | £90 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £79k | £394 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- Spending on supply staff is £1,157 a pupil, against a typical £429 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £703 a pupil, against a typical £510 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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