New Close Primary School

URN 144995·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Acorn Education Trust·Compare

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KS2 combined fell by 17ppWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,976.92

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

0.0%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 17pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 67% to 50%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)79.0%
Expected standard (writing)68.0%
Expected standard (maths)79.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.68.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

159

Capacity

203 (78%)

Free school meals

13.8%

English additional lang.

13.2%

Ethnicity

White British 74.8%Asian 9.4%Black 6.3%Mixed 5.0%Other 1.3%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

7.3

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

21.4

Mean salary

£44,509

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 144 pupils