Buckland Brewer Primary School

URN 113141·Primary·Foundation school·Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 84.6% of incomeIn-year deficit of 10.6%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,600.75

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

84.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.6%

of income

In-year balance

-10.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 84.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.6%.

In-year deficit of 10.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.6% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)50.0%
Expected standard (writing)50.0%
Expected standard (maths)50.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.33.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

56

Capacity

49 (114%)

Free school meals

29.4%

English additional lang.

0.0%

Ethnicity

White British 98.2%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

3.7

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

14.5

Mean salary

£45,299

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

8.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25 · 45 pupils