Falcons Primary School

URN 141011·Primary·Free schools·Akaal Education Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 83.6% of incomeIn-year deficit of 5.6%KS2 combined fell by 14pp

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,091.46

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

83.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.0%

of income

In-year balance

-5.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.6%.

In-year deficit of 5.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.6% of income.

KS2 combined fell by 14pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 77% to 63%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 September 2017 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)74.0%

Expected standard (writing)65.0%

Expected standard (maths)81.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.63.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

336

Capacity

420 (80%)

Free school meals

19.9%

English additional lang.

66.1%

Ethnicity

White British 1.8%Asian 84.3%Black 4.5%Mixed 3.3%Other 0.6%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

16.6

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

20.2

Mean salary

£49,041

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

18.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 317 pupils