Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,238.58

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.4%

of income

In-year balance

+13.0%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 39.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

27 September 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)54.0%
Expected standard (writing)50.0%
Expected standard (maths)63.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.46.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

194

Capacity

210 (92%)

Free school meals

36.6%

English additional lang.

36.6%

Ethnicity

White British 50.0%Asian 2.1%Black 8.2%Mixed 12.3%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.5%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

8.0

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

24.3

Mean salary

£43,339

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 175 pupils