St Bernadette Catholic Primary School: school finances
Tight
Holds £79k in reserve, under 3% of a year's income: little room for surprises.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Hillingdon · Primary · Academy converter.
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 | £2.1m | £2.1m | +£53k | £244k | 443 |
2019-20 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£49k | £195k | 439 |
2020-21 | £2.3m | £2.3m | -£17k | £178k | 411 |
2021-22 | £2.4m | £2.4m | -£5k | £173k | 408 |
2022-23 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£138k | £34k | 428 |
2023-24 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£19k | £16k | 436 |
2024-25 | £2.9m | £2.8m | +£64k | £79k | 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 30% of them. It spends £6,712 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,326.
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 | £3,088 | £3,412 | £3,220–£3,593 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,443 | £1,272 | £1,153–£1,516 |
Supply staff | £73 | £70 | £17–£167 |
Admin and clerical | £306 | £375 | £290–£408 |
Premises | £374 | £358 | £308–£431 |
Energy | £104 | £88 | £76–£124 |
Learning resources & ICT | £373 | £351 | £267–£413 |
Bought-in services | £183 | £237 | £144–£363 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School Large reserves
- Scotts Primary School Large reserves
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Large reserves
- St John's CofE Primary School Healthy
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Brindishe Manor School Healthy
- The Blue School CofE Primary Tight
- St Michael's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Princess Frederica CofE Primary School Tight
- Crook Log Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £2.7m | £6,331 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £115k | £271 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £71k | £167 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £225k | £531 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF BERNADETTE R.C. SCHOOL (charity 1100687, Registered) raised £22k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2024-09 | £22k | £32k |
2023-09 | £15k | £9k |
2022-09 | £16k | £22k |
2021-09 | £18k | £13k |
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.
- What would the school do if costs rose unexpectedly, such as energy or a pay award that isn't fully funded?
- 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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