St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend

URN 148814·Primary·Academy converter·Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 3.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,347.42

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.9%

of income

In-year balance

-3.0%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 3.0%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 September 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)93.0%
Expected standard (writing)79.0%
Expected standard (maths)86.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.76.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

221

Capacity

236 (94%)

Free school meals

39.9%

English additional lang.

6.3%

Ethnicity

White British 88.2%Asian 0.5%Black 5.0%Mixed 4.1%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

9.6

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

22.4

Mean salary

£51,790

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 176 pupils