River Bank Primary School

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,906.25

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

24.9%

of income

In-year balance

+12.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 16.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

1 October 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)85.0%

Expected standard (writing)82.0%

Expected standard (maths)93.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

769

Capacity

840 (92%)

Free school meals

26.0%

English additional lang.

62.8%

Ethnicity

White British 1.8%Asian 71.9%Black 6.5%Mixed 4.5%Other 3.8%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

36.1

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

21.3

Mean salary

£41,806

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

18.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 698 pupils