Kirk Sandall Junior School

URN 141684·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,384.83

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

25.8%

of income

In-year balance

+7.2%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)79.0%
Expected standard (writing)78.0%
Expected standard (maths)82.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.73.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

344

Capacity

360 (96%)

Free school meals

21.2%

English additional lang.

5.2%

Ethnicity

White British 89.2%Asian 0.6%Black 0.9%Mixed 3.2%Chinese 0.3%

Age range: 711

Workforce

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

13.9

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

24.7

Mean salary

£50,496

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

9.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.6%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 348 pupils