Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

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Staff costs at 81.1% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,241.9

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

81.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-0.8%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 81.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 November 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)78.0%
Expected standard (writing)77.0%
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.69.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

480

Capacity

570 (84%)

Free school meals

14.2%

English additional lang.

22.5%

Ethnicity

White British 64.8%Asian 7.2%Black 2.7%Mixed 9.8%Chinese 4.4%Other 1.9%

Age range: 511

Workforce

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

21.8

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

22.0

Mean salary

£47,910

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 449 pupils