Howden-le-Wear Primary School

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In-year deficit of 2.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,115.61

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-3.2%

of income

In-year balance

-2.9%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 2.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)59.0%
Expected standard (writing)63.0%
Expected standard (maths)59.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.41.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

187

Capacity

175 (107%)

Free school meals

22.5%

English additional lang.

1.6%

Ethnicity

White British 93.0%Asian 0.5%Mixed 1.6%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

8.5

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

22.0

Mean salary

£59,716

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 155 pupils