Alban City School

URN 138231·Primary·Free schools·Alban City Free School Ltd·Compare

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Staff costs at 80.7% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.6%KS2 combined fell by 13pp

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,018.23

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

15.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.7% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.7%.

In-year deficit of 1.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.

KS2 combined fell by 13pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 90% to 77%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 February 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)84.0%

Expected standard (writing)79.0%

Expected standard (maths)86.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.77.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

384

Capacity

420 (91%)

Free school meals

9.6%

English additional lang.

25.5%

Ethnicity

White British 50.3%Asian 5.4%Black 2.1%Mixed 16.8%Chinese 3.1%Other 1.3%

Age range: 5–11

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

19.1

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

20.1

Mean salary

£47,153

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

6.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 345 pupils