Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields

URN 148606·Primary·Academy converter·Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,588.5

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.4%

of income

In-year balance

+3.4%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

21 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)87.0%
Expected standard (writing)83.0%
Expected standard (maths)90.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.77.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

239

Capacity

210 (114%)

Free school meals

39.3%

English additional lang.

29.3%

Ethnicity

White British 68.2%Asian 11.4%Black 12.1%Mixed 2.5%Chinese 0.4%Other 3.3%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

10.0

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

22.9

Mean salary

£46,768

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25 · 187 pupils