Brookside Community Primary School

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Staff costs at 85.4% of incomeIn-year deficit of 2.9%KS2 combined fell by 14pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,321.64

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

85.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.6%

of income

In-year balance

-2.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 85.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.4%.

In-year deficit of 2.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.

KS2 combined fell by 14pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 62% to 48%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 June 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)61.0%
Expected standard (writing)65.0%
Expected standard (maths)67.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.48.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

568

Capacity

470 (121%)

Free school meals

16.6%

English additional lang.

5.6%

Ethnicity

White British 80.1%Asian 2.4%Black 1.4%Mixed 4.4%Chinese 0.7%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

22.0

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

23.9

Mean salary

£47,579

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 415 pupils