Grazeley Church of England Primary School

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Workforce pressure indicatorsStaff costs at 90.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 9.6%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,315.39

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

90.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-22.6%

of income

In-year balance

-9.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.3%, sickness 13.1 days.

Staff costs at 90.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.3%.

In-year deficit of 9.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.6% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%

Expected standard (writing)67.0%

Expected standard (maths)60.0%

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

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

9.1

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

21.9

Mean salary

£48,136

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 177 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	£1.1m	£1.1m	£893k	83.0%	-£32k	-£14k	-1.3%	£5,171
2022/23	£1.2m	£1.2m	£921k	78.9%	-£23k	-£37k	-3.2%	£5,561
2023/24	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.1m	87.0%	-£126k	-£164k	-13.4%	£6,017
2024/25	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.1m	90.3%	-£120k	-£284k	-22.6%	£6,315

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£611k

Support staff

£338k

Premises

£45k

Other costs

£197k

Key Stage 2 results

Year	Reading	Writing	Maths	Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.	Pupils
2024/25	77.0%	67.0%	60.0%	53.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	41.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	67.0%	—

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	9.2	22.7	£42,872	18.2%	0.0%	4.7
2021/22	8.6	24.1	£42,078	27.9%	10.4%	5.2
2022/23	9.0	23.3	£42,998	10.0%	0.0%	4.5
2023/24	9.5	21.5	£46,986	26.3%	0.0%	13.1
2024/25	9.1	21.9	£48,136	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

15.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.1%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.9%	4.4%	-0.5pp	8.0%	3.1%	0.7%	88
2014/15	4.0%	4.5%	-0.5pp	8.9%	3.2%	0.8%	90
2015/16	3.9%	4.5%	-0.5pp	6.6%	3.2%	0.7%	106
2016/17	3.9%	4.6%	-0.7pp	7.2%	3.3%	0.6%	125
2017/18	4.1%	4.8%	-0.7pp	11.6%	3.1%	0.9%	147
2018/19	4.7%	4.6%	+0.1pp	4.9%	3.0%	1.8%	162
2020/21	1.9%	4.5%	-2.6pp	3.9%	1.3%	0.6%	180
2021/22	6.0%	7.1%	-1.2pp	11.2%	4.1%	1.8%	188
2022/23	5.4%	6.8%	-1.4pp	10.9%	4.3%	1.1%	184
2023/24	5.2%	6.6%	-1.4pp	14.4%	3.8%	1.4%	180
2024/25	5.6%	6.2%	-0.6pp	15.3%	4.1%	1.5%	177