Canewdon Church of England Primary School

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KS2 combined fell by 20ppRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 8.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2020Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

4.8%

of income

In-year balance

+4.8%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 20pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 73% to 53%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

4 February 2020 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)71.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
Expected standard (maths)76.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.59.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

101

Capacity

157 (64%)

Free school meals

19.8%

English additional lang.

3.0%

Ethnicity

White British 88.1%Black 1.0%Mixed 5.0%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

4.0

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

25.3

Mean salary

£52,274

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 90 pupils