St Vincent's Catholic Primary School: school finances
Healthy
Holds £152k in reserve, 4% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Ealing · 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 | £2.5m | £2.4m | +£124k | £398k | 442 |
2019-20 | £2.5m | £2.6m | -£101k | £298k | 442 |
2020-21 | £2.7m | £2.7m | -£27k | £271k | 441 |
2021-22 | £2.8m | £2.8m | -£13k | £257k | 444 |
2022-23 | £3.1m | £3.1m | -£35k | £222k | 440 |
2023-24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | +£917 | £223k | 440 |
2024-25 | £3.5m | £3.6m | -£71k | £152k | 445 |
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 50% of them. It spends £8,119 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,937.
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 | £3,625 | £3,530 | £3,339–£3,778 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,938 | £1,447 | £1,206–£1,724 |
Supply staff | £90 | £214 | £60–£308 |
Admin and clerical | £393 | £376 | £291–£440 |
Premises | £416 | £449 | £357–£546 |
Energy | £123 | £112 | £82–£132 |
Learning resources & ICT | £129 | £266 | £191–£328 |
Bought-in services | £309 | £246 | £125–£471 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Whitehall Primary School Large reserves
- Oaklands Primary School Tight
- Roding Primary School Healthy
- Midfield Primary School Tight
- Ivydale Primary School Tight
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Healthy
- Lyndhurst Primary School Healthy
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Large reserves
- Lavender Primary School In deficit
- Gonville Academy Healthy
- Dr Triplett's CofE Primary School Large reserves
- Hermitage Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £3.2m | £7,159 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £271k | £609 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £126k | £283 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £356k | £801 |
Money raised by parents
ST VINCENT'S SCHOOL PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (charity 1124978, Registered) raised £39k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £39k | £20k |
2024-08 | £32k | £28k |
2023-08 | £1k | £4k |
2022-08 | £14k | £13k |
2021-08 | £5k | £21k |
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 support staff (e.g. tas) is £1,938 a pupil, against a typical £1,447 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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