Pembridge CofE Primary School

URN 151253·Primary·Academy converter·Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 88.6% of incomeIn-year deficit of 10.7%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,388.27

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

88.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-10.3%

of income

In-year balance

-10.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 88.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.6%.

In-year deficit of 10.7%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.7% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good

10 June 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)70.0%

Expected standard (writing)80.0%

Expected standard (maths)80.0%

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

Workforce

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

4.9

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

16.6

Mean salary

£36,416

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

7.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25 · 69 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern.	In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income.	ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income.	Reserves %	Per-pupil income
2021/22	£569k	£576k	£462k	81.2%	-£7k	£61k	10.7%	£6,693
2022/23	£594k	£625k	£468k	78.8%	-£31k	£29k	5.0%	£7,420
2023/24	£621k	£648k	£509k	82.0%	-£26k	£3k	0.5%	£8,070
2024/25	£679k	£752k	£602k	88.6%	-£73k	-£70k	-10.3%	£8,388

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£333k

Support staff

£190k

Premises

£33k

Other costs

£117k

Key Stage 2 results

Year	Reading	Writing	Maths	Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.	Pupils
2024/25	70.0%	80.0%	80.0%	60.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	89.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	92.0%	—

Workforce census

Year	FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.	Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.	Mean salary	Turnover	Vacancy rate	Sickness (days)
2020/21	5.4	16.5	£35,625	7.4%	0.0%	—
2021/22	6.4	13.2	£34,659	10.9%	0.0%	5.1
2022/23	4.9	16.4	£36,995	0.0%	0.0%	2.5
2023/24	4.9	15.8	£36,995	0.0%	0.0%	0.9
2024/25	4.9	16.6	£36,416	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

7.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.3%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.5%	4.4%	-0.9pp	10.1%	3.2%	0.3%	79
2014/15	3.0%	4.5%	-1.5pp	6.8%	2.5%	0.6%	74
2015/16	3.4%	4.5%	-1.1pp	2.4%	2.8%	0.7%	82
2016/17	3.5%	4.6%	-1.1pp	5.0%	2.7%	0.8%	80
2017/18	4.1%	4.8%	-0.6pp	6.0%	3.2%	0.9%	83
2018/19	4.5%	4.6%	-0.1pp	5.4%	3.5%	1.1%	92
2020/21	2.4%	4.5%	-2.1pp	6.3%	2.0%	0.4%	79
2021/22	7.2%	7.1%	+0.1pp	25.9%	6.3%	0.9%	81
2022/23	5.7%	6.8%	-1.1pp	8.4%	5.0%	0.7%	71
2023/24	5.2%	6.6%	-1.3pp	9.6%	3.9%	1.3%	73
2024/25	5.1%	6.2%	-1.1pp	7.3%	4.3%	0.8%	69