Aston Tower Community Primary School

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Overall absence at 8.4%Workforce pressure indicatorsPersistent absence at 26.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2012Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,994.64

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

50.8%

of income

In-year balance

+5.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 39.8%.

Persistent absence at 26.0%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 October 2012 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%
Expected standard (writing)77.0%
Expected standard (maths)77.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.73.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

344

Capacity

485 (71%)

Free school meals

62.7%

English additional lang.

67.2%

Ethnicity

Asian 57.7%Black 25.1%Mixed 7.9%Chinese 0.6%Other 7.3%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

17.7

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

19.4

Mean salary

£46,318

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

26.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.9%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 304 pupils