St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

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KS2 combined fell by 13pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,409.09

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-9.5%

of income

In-year balance

+0.5%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 13pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 63% to 50%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)89.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
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.82.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

179

Capacity

210 (85%)

Free school meals

35.5%

English additional lang.

17.3%

Ethnicity

White British 70.9%Asian 2.9%Black 11.8%Mixed 6.2%Other 1.7%

Age range: 311

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.

17.4

Mean salary

£38,917

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 156 pupils