Castle Newnham School

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Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

of income

In-year balance

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 16.7%, sickness 9.5 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

3 October 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%
Expected standard (writing)76.0%
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.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

622

Capacity

680 (91%)

Free school meals

9.2%

English additional lang.

17.0%

Ethnicity

White British 57.6%Asian 8.4%Black 5.0%Mixed 12.7%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.8%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

26.6

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

23.4

Mean salary

£44,322

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.6%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

9.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 558 pupils