De Bohun Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £168k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2023-24, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Enfield · 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 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£16k | £204k | 422 |
2019-20 | £3.5m | £3.5m | +£3k | £208k | 420 |
2020-21 | £3.9m | £3.9m | +£36k | £244k | 424 |
2021-22 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£115k | £129k | 402 |
2022-23 | £4.0m | £4.1m | -£96k | £32k | 402 |
2023-24 | £4.3m | £4.2m | +£135k | £168k | 411 |
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 £10,217 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £8,478.
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 | £3,112 | £3,698 | £3,444–£4,306 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,103 | £1,582 | £1,131–£1,849 |
Supply staff | £285 | £208 | £109–£410 |
Admin and clerical | £492 | £357 | £273–£418 |
Premises | £446 | £477 | £354–£588 |
Energy | £214 | £107 | £89–£121 |
Learning resources & ICT | £420 | £248 | £170–£316 |
Bought-in services | £1,253 | £303 | £176–£673 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- London Fields Primary School Tight
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Healthy
- Fairholme Primary School In deficit
- Heathfield Academy Healthy
- Downsell Primary School Tight
- Islamia Primary School In deficit
- Gorringe Park Primary School Large reserves
- Parsloes Primary School In deficit
- John Keble CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Summerside Primary Academy Tight
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy Healthy
Where the money comes from, 2023-24
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £4.2m | £10,127 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £295k | £718 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £169k | £411 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £172k | £419 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF DE BOHUN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (charity 1039774, Registered) raised £6k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-09 | £6k | £4k |
2024-09 | £5k | £2k |
2023-09 | £4k | £2k |
2022-09 | £926 | £349 |
2021-09 | £0 | £0 |
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 bought-in services is £1,253 a pupil, against a typical £303 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £214 a pupil, against a typical £107 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on learning resources & ict is £420 a pupil, against a typical £248 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £492 a pupil, against a typical £357 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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