Little Parndon Primary Academy

URN 140019·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Bmat Education·Compare

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Staff costs at 91.4% of incomeIn-year deficit of 14.9%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,537.13

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

91.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-14.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 91.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 91.4%.

In-year deficit of 14.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.9% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 33.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

7 June 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)78.0%
Expected standard (writing)76.0%
Expected standard (maths)64.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.60.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

361

Capacity

420 (86%)

Free school meals

36.8%

English additional lang.

26.9%

Ethnicity

White British 52.4%Asian 18.0%Black 6.9%Mixed 7.5%Other 1.7%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

17.6

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

20.5

Mean salary

£45,169

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 340 pupils