Penpol School

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Staff costs at 83.9% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.3%Staff costs at 79.1% of income

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

Per-pupil income

£6,051.25

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

79.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.7%

of income

In-year balance

+0.8%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.9%.

In-year deficit of 3.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.

Staff costs at 79.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good

29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%

Expected standard (writing)77.0%

Expected standard (maths)67.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.57.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

19.5

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

22.2

Mean salary

£44,228

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.4%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 364 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	£2.2m	£2.2m	£1.7m	79.4%	-£19k	£102k	4.7%	£5,230
2022/23	£2.3m	£2.3m	£1.8m	79.6%	-£23k	£79k	3.4%	£5,701
2023/24	£2.4m	£2.5m	£2.0m	83.9%	-£81k	-£1k	-0.1%	£5,569
2024/25	£2.6m	£2.6m	£2.1m	79.1%	+£21k	£19k	0.7%	£6,051

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£1.2m

Support staff

£584k

Premises

£113k

Other costs

£414k

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	80.0%	77.0%	67.0%	57.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	53.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	59.0%	—

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	17.3	24.2	£40,023	5.7%	0.0%	6.7
2021/22	18.5	22.4	£40,686	14.1%	0.0%	8.2
2022/23	18.6	21.8	£40,672	8.5%	0.0%	9.2
2023/24	20.0	21.8	£44,242	4.0%	0.0%	2.0
2024/25	19.5	22.2	£44,228	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

11.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.4%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.7%	4.4%	-0.6pp	7.9%	3.7%	0.0%	267
2014/15	4.2%	4.5%	-0.4pp	8.8%	4.0%	0.1%	272
2015/16	3.7%	4.5%	-0.7pp	6.9%	3.6%	0.1%	288
2016/17	3.7%	4.6%	-0.9pp	7.6%	3.5%	0.1%	304
2017/18	4.5%	4.8%	-0.3pp	11.8%	4.1%	0.4%	321
2018/19	5.0%	4.6%	+0.4pp	8.6%	4.4%	0.6%	349
2020/21	3.3%	4.5%	-1.2pp	6.8%	3.1%	0.3%	368
2021/22	6.9%	7.1%	-0.2pp	22.7%	6.2%	0.7%	361
2022/23	5.5%	6.8%	-1.3pp	13.3%	3.8%	1.8%	368
2023/24	5.7%	6.6%	-0.9pp	14.4%	3.9%	1.8%	355
2024/25	5.0%	6.2%	-1.2pp	11.5%	3.4%	1.6%	364