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Northwold Primary School

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In-year deficit of 29.2%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,056.43

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-3.7%

of income

In-year balance

-29.2%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 29.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 29.2% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 20.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%
Expected standard (writing)93.0%
Expected standard (maths)93.0%
Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.90.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

308

Capacity

470 (66%)

Free school meals

49.7%

English additional lang.

63.6%

Ethnicity

White British 3.2%Asian 29.8%Black 32.4%Mixed 13.9%Chinese 1.0%Other 6.5%

Age range: 2–11

Workforce

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

13.8

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

21.5

Mean salary

£53,741

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 270 pupils

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