Grove Park Primary School

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Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementStaff costs at 79.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 4.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,119.9

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-5.3%

of income

In-year balance

-4.9%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.1%, sickness 13.8 days.

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

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

Staff costs at 79.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.

In-year deficit of 4.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.9% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)59.0%
Expected standard (writing)61.0%
Expected standard (maths)46.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.43.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

400

Capacity

420 (95%)

Free school meals

27.5%

English additional lang.

14.0%

Ethnicity

White British 76.5%Asian 2.5%Black 7.8%Mixed 5.6%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.8%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

20.4

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

19.6

Mean salary

£45,020

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 369 pupils