Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

URN 146857·Primary·Academy converter·Attenborough Learning Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,422.22

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.3%

of income

In-year balance

-0.5%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)79.0%
Expected standard (writing)73.0%
Expected standard (maths)84.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.68.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

467

Capacity

480 (97%)

Free school meals

25.0%

English additional lang.

91.0%

Ethnicity

White British 0.4%Asian 65.8%Black 14.6%Mixed 4.7%Chinese 0.4%Other 10.5%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

20.0

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

22.4

Mean salary

£48,001

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

22.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 388 pupils