Kewstoke Primary School

URN 151560·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Wessex Learning Trust·Compare

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2 high

Inadequate â€” Leadership & managementIn-year deficit of 6.5%Workforce pressure indicatorsStaff costs at 80.9% of income

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,676.04

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

80.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

2.2%

of income

In-year balance

-6.5%

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate â€” Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Leadership & management.

In-year deficit of 6.5%

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 68.6%.

Staff costs at 80.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Inadequate

15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Inadequate

SafeguardingNot effective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)75.0%

Expected standard (writing)67.0%

Expected standard (maths)75.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

4.0

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

16.9

Mean salary

£40,185

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 63 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	£548k	£570k	£445k	81.3%	-£22k	£34k	6.3%	£6,937
2022/23	£571k	£595k	£441k	77.2%	-£24k	£10k	1.8%	£8,403
2023/24	£578k	£552k	£398k	68.8%	+£27k	£37k	6.4%	£9,480
2024/25	£581k	£619k	£470k	80.9%	-£38k	£13k	2.2%	£8,676

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£261k

Support staff

£153k

Premises

£44k

Other costs

£105k

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	75.0%	67.0%	75.0%	67.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	57.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	50.0%	—

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	5.1	17.6	£39,684	0.0%	0.0%	0.7
2021/22	5.1	15.5	£39,882	31.4%	0.0%	2.6
2022/23	3.5	19.6	£42,329	68.6%	0.0%	—
2023/24	2.8	22.0	£43,862	0.0%	0.0%	2.8
2024/25	4.0	16.9	£40,185	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

6.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

20.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.4%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	4.5%	4.4%	+0.1pp	10.1%	4.0%	0.5%	89
2014/15	4.3%	4.5%	-0.2pp	11.5%	3.5%	0.8%	87
2015/16	6.0%	4.5%	+1.5pp	17.9%	4.9%	1.1%	84
2016/17	5.5%	4.6%	+0.9pp	17.9%	4.0%	1.4%	84
2017/18	5.6%	4.8%	+0.9pp	14.8%	3.7%	1.9%	81
2018/19	5.0%	4.6%	+0.3pp	11.8%	3.0%	2.0%	76
2020/21	3.6%	4.5%	-0.9pp	10.3%	2.9%	0.7%	78
2021/22	7.0%	7.1%	-0.1pp	22.1%	5.8%	1.2%	68
2022/23	7.3%	6.8%	+0.5pp	25.0%	4.8%	2.5%	60
2023/24	7.3%	6.6%	+0.7pp	32.3%	5.0%	2.3%	62
2024/25	6.8%	6.2%	+0.6pp	20.6%	4.4%	2.4%	63