Ongar Primary School

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In-year deficit of 6.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,928.57

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-6.9%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 6.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.9% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)81.0%
Expected standard (writing)85.0%
Expected standard (maths)74.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.70.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

176

Capacity

175 (101%)

Free school meals

34.1%

English additional lang.

2.3%

Ethnicity

White British 86.9%Black 1.2%Mixed 9.0%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

9.7

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

18.1

Mean salary

£47,839

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

2024/25 · 153 pupils