Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

URN 148206·Primary·Academy converter·Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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5

3 high

Staff costs at 82.8% of incomeIn-year deficit of 15.6%Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 8.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,840.58

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

82.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-17.4%

of income

In-year balance

-15.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.8% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.8%.

In-year deficit of 15.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.6% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 40.0%, sickness 10.0 days.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

18 October 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)70.0%
Expected standard (writing)70.0%
Expected standard (maths)70.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.60.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

37

Capacity

96 (39%)

Free school meals

29.7%

English additional lang.

0.0%

Ethnicity

White British 97.3%Mixed 2.7%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

3.2

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

11.7

Mean salary

£46,571

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

4.1%

2024/25 · 39 pupils