Cherry Tree Primary School

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Workforce pressure indicatorsKS2 combined fell by 47ppOverall absence at 9.2%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,931.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.4%

of income

In-year balance

+1.2%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 29.9%, sickness 8.7 days.

KS2 combined fell by 47pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 47% to 0%.

Overall absence at 9.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

1 July 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)55.0%
Expected standard (writing)0.0%
Expected standard (maths)53.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.0.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

423

Capacity

420 (101%)

Free school meals

41.0%

English additional lang.

23.2%

Ethnicity

White British 56.0%Asian 9.4%Black 11.6%Mixed 5.9%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.7%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

15.6

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

26.4

Mean salary

£54,333

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

31.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

3.8%

2024/25 · 384 pupils