Cubert Primary School

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Flags

4

1 high

In-year deficit of 5.4%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & managementStaff costs at 81.0% of incomeKS2 combined fell by 14pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,465.52

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

81.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.2%

of income

In-year balance

-5.4%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 5.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.4% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management

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

Staff costs at 81.0% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.

KS2 combined fell by 14pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 71% to 57%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)78.0%
Expected standard (writing)78.0%
Expected standard (maths)78.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.65.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

173

Capacity

210 (82%)

Free school meals

11.0%

English additional lang.

1.7%

Ethnicity

White British 89.6%Asian 2.3%Mixed 3.5%Other 0.6%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

8.2

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

21.1

Mean salary

£48,222

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 160 pupils