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Highfields Primary School

URN 146844·Primary·Academy converter·Attenborough Learning Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 81.2% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,261.24

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

81.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.3%

of income

In-year balance

-1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 81.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.2%.

In-year deficit of 1.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)83.0%
Expected standard (writing)75.0%
Expected standard (maths)83.0%
Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.65.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

363

Capacity

388 (94%)

Free school meals

23.1%

English additional lang.

86.5%

Ethnicity

White British 0.8%Asian 76.2%Black 10.5%Mixed 6.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 3.9%

Age range: 3–11

Workforce

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

19.0

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

18.4

Mean salary

£43,928

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.

14.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 296 pupils

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