Challock Primary School

URN 118374·Primary·Foundation school·Care Foundation Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 80.1% of incomeIn-year deficit of 4.5%Staff costs at 81.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 4.0%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,878.44

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

81.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.7%

of income

In-year balance

-4.0%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.

In-year deficit of 4.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.

Staff costs at 81.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.

In-year deficit of 4.0%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.0% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

11 July 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%

Expected standard (writing)83.0%

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

209

Capacity

210 (100%)

Free school meals

12.0%

English additional lang.

2.9%

Ethnicity

White British 87.6%Asian 2.9%Black 1.0%Mixed 4.8%Other 0.5%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

12.6

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

16.6

Mean salary

£43,485

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

8.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

2024/25 · 188 pupils

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