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Staff costs at 87.9% of incomeIn-year deficit of 5.3%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,912.11

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

87.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.5%

of income

In-year balance

-5.3%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 87.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.9%.

In-year deficit of 5.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.3% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

14 June 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)82.0%

Expected standard (writing)82.0%

Expected standard (maths)89.0%

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

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

424

Capacity

420 (101%)

Free school meals

6.4%

English additional lang.

8.7%

Ethnicity

White British 78.1%Asian 5.7%Black 2.6%Mixed 6.4%Other 0.2%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

20.1

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

21.1

Mean salary

£46,634

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

6.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

2024/25 · 366 pupils

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