Minerva Primary School

URN 150636·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Cabot Learning Federation·Compare

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Staff costs at 83.9% of incomeRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,580.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

83.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+2.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.9%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

29 November 2022 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)72.0%
Expected standard (writing)72.0%
Expected standard (maths)67.0%
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

School demographics

Pupils on roll

147

Capacity

176 (84%)

Free school meals

56.2%

English additional lang.

15.6%

Ethnicity

White British 72.8%Asian 4.1%Black 7.5%Mixed 4.1%

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.

15.8

Mean salary

£45,617

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

21.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 111 pupils