Heage Primary School

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1 high

In-year deficit of 6.5%Staff costs at 79.5% of income

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Dec 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,916.18

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

72.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

2.2%

of income

In-year balance

+1.1%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 6.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.5% of income.

Staff costs at 79.5% of income

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 December 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)83.0%

Expected standard (writing)79.0%

Expected standard (maths)72.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.62.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

8.6

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

21.6

Mean salary

£46,859

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

6.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 159 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	£1.2m	£1.1m	£834k	71.1%	+£37k	£94k	8.0%	£6,480
2022/23	£1.1m	£1.2m	£907k	79.5%	-£74k	£20k	1.7%	£6,594
2023/24	£1.2m	£1.2m	£882k	73.9%	-£7k	£13k	1.1%	£6,744
2024/25	£1.3m	£1.3m	£937k	72.8%	+£15k	£28k	2.2%	£6,916

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£575k

Support staff

£232k

Premises

£66k

Other costs

£269k

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	83.0%	79.0%	72.0%	62.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	45.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	42.0%	—

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	9.0	21.6	£39,826	11.1%	0.0%	7.2
2021/22	8.6	21.0	£41,722	0.0%	0.0%	20.7
2022/23	9.2	18.8	£42,058	17.4%	0.0%	20.8
2023/24	8.1	21.8	£42,794	18.5%	0.0%	9.0
2024/25	8.6	21.6	£46,859	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

3.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

6.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

2.8%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	2.6%	4.4%	-1.7pp	2.5%	2.2%	0.4%	157
2014/15	3.1%	4.5%	-1.4pp	4.1%	2.8%	0.3%	145
2015/16	3.0%	4.5%	-1.4pp	0.7%	2.5%	0.5%	141
2016/17	3.6%	4.6%	-1.0pp	4.0%	3.1%	0.5%	151
2017/18	3.4%	4.8%	-1.4pp	5.7%	2.7%	0.7%	159
2018/19	3.9%	4.6%	-0.8pp	7.4%	3.1%	0.7%	162
2020/21	3.8%	4.5%	-0.7pp	6.6%	2.7%	1.0%	167
2021/22	6.4%	7.1%	-0.8pp	13.0%	5.7%	0.7%	162
2022/23	3.8%	6.8%	-3.0pp	8.2%	3.4%	0.4%	158
2023/24	5.1%	6.6%	-1.5pp	12.1%	4.3%	0.8%	157
2024/25	3.4%	6.2%	-2.8pp	6.9%	2.8%	0.6%	159