Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School

URN 119337·Primary·Foundation school·Axia Learning Alliance·Compare

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,610.12

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

75.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.0%

of income

In-year balance

+1.4%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 July 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)83.0%

Expected standard (writing)87.0%

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.73.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

206

Capacity

210 (98%)

Free school meals

22.3%

English additional lang.

9.2%

Ethnicity

White British 78.6%Asian 2.5%Black 2.5%Mixed 8.8%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.9%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

9.5

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

21.7

Mean salary

£49,887

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25 · 181 pupils

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