Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled)

URN 148396·Primary·Voluntary controlled school·Compare

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In-year deficit of 24.3%Reserves at -0.2% of incomeReserves at 0.8% of income

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2021Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£11,206.79

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

70.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-0.2%

of income

In-year balance

-0.9%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 24.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 24.3% of income.

Reserves at -0.2% of income

DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.2%.

Reserves at 0.8% of income

DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

School demographics

Pupils on roll

Capacity

60 (78%)

Free school meals

6.4%

English additional lang.

4.3%

Ethnicity

White British 80.9%Mixed 8.5%

Age range: 4–7

Peer benchmarking

Methodology

Compared against 30 similar primary schools in South East by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.

Peer range Middle 50% Median Your school

Staff costs % of income

77.3%55th percentile

School: 77.3%Median: 76.8%Mean: 74.9%SD: 10.2

Reserves % of income

0.8%21th percentile

School: 0.8%Median: 7.9%Mean: 7.3%SD: 11.2

Overall absence %

4.5%33th percentile

School: 4.5%Median: 5.0%Mean: 5.5%SD: 1.6

Persistent absence %

10.3%43th percentile

School: 10.3%Median: 11.5%Mean: 11.8%SD: 5.8

Pupil:teacher ratio

18.980th percentile

School: 18.9Median: 14.6Mean: 15.7SD: 4.9

Financial health score

Methodology

46/ 100

Reserves health6/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability25/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory0/25

Pupil trend + in-year balance

Income diversity15/25

Self-generated income share

Workforce

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

3.0

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

15.6

Mean salary

£50,257

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 37 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern.	In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income.	ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income.	Reserves %	Per-pupil income
2021/22	£449k	£450k	£338k	75.1%	-£306	£19k	4.3%	£7,884
2022/23	£569k	£472k	£377k	66.2%	+£97k	£116k	20.4%	£10,542
2023/24	£462k	£575k	£358k	77.3%	-£112k	£4k	0.8%	£8,112
2024/25	£527k	£532k	£372k	70.6%	-£5k	-£1k	-0.2%	£11,207

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£242k

Support staff

£75k

Premises

£77k

Other costs

£83k

Detailed expenditure — 2023/24

Staffing

Teaching staff£242k

Supply teaching£2k

Agency supply£500

Education support£75k

Admin & clerical£49k

Premises staff£20k

Catering staff£0

Other staff£34

Non-staff costs

Energy£11k

Building maintenance£56k

Cleaning & caretaking£1k

Rent & rates£5k

Water & sewerage£2k

ICT & technology£15k

Learning resources£7k

Catering supplies£23k

Exam fees£0

Legal & professional£8k

Auditor costs£8k

Admin supplies£5k

Other insurance£2k

As percentage of income

9.4%

Admin staff

2.1%

Energy

2.8%

ICT

15.0%

Premises (total)

0.5%

Supply staff

4.3%

Catering

2.9%

Professional services

Workforce census

Year	FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.	Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.	Mean salary	Turnover	Vacancy rate	Sickness (days)
2020/21	3.1	—	£43,688	100.0%	0.0%	—
2021/22	3.2	17.6	£45,651	14.3%	0.0%	—
2022/23	3.2	16.8	£47,689	33.3%	0.0%	—
2023/24	3.0	18.9	£49,050	23.1%	0.0%	2.9
2024/25	3.0	15.6	£50,257	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

6.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

16.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.9%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	4.0%	4.4%	-0.4pp	0.0%	3.1%	0.9%	34
2014/15	3.5%	4.5%	-1.0pp	2.6%	2.2%	1.3%	39
2015/16	4.2%	4.5%	-0.3pp	6.5%	3.1%	1.1%	31
2016/17	5.7%	4.6%	+1.1pp	13.9%	4.5%	1.2%	36
2017/18	5.0%	4.8%	+0.2pp	14.3%	3.5%	1.5%	35
2018/19	3.8%	4.6%	-0.8pp	2.9%	3.2%	0.6%	35
2020/21	4.9%	4.5%	+0.4pp	10.0%	4.6%	0.3%	40
2021/22	8.0%	7.1%	+0.9pp	26.8%	7.2%	0.8%	41
2022/23	6.6%	6.8%	-0.2pp	11.9%	5.9%	0.7%	42
2023/24	4.5%	6.6%	-2.1pp	10.3%	3.7%	0.8%	39
2024/25	6.7%	6.2%	+0.5pp	16.2%	4.9%	1.8%	37

Latest inspection

12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

Safeguarding:Effective

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Inspection history

Date	School name	Overall	Quality of education	Leadership	Safeguarding
15 Jun 2011	URN 125831	Outstanding	—	Outstanding	—