Ayresome Primary School

URN 146770·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Ad Astra Academy Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 83.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,707.39

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

83.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.1%

of income

In-year balance

-3.8%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.3%.

In-year deficit of 3.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

17 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)60.0%
Expected standard (writing)72.0%
Expected standard (maths)57.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.46.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

711

Capacity

630 (113%)

Free school meals

60.0%

English additional lang.

78.1%

Ethnicity

White British 12.5%Asian 16.3%Black 22.2%Mixed 4.0%Other 15.6%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

39.3

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

16.9

Mean salary

£46,884

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.2%

2024/25 · 604 pupils