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Saint Michael CofE Primary School

URN 150757·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Act Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementStaff costs at 81.4% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,776.56

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

81.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.8%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Staff costs at 81.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.

In-year deficit of 1.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

21 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)75.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
Expected standard (maths)72.0%
Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.64.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

404

Capacity

420 (96%)

Free school meals

17.6%

English additional lang.

37.6%

Ethnicity

White British 42.3%Asian 6.2%Black 11.4%Mixed 10.7%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.2%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

16.6

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

24.4

Mean salary

£45,891

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.

10.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 373 pupils

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