St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

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Staff costs at 82.1% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.6%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,400.77

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

82.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.9%

of income

In-year balance

-3.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.1%.

In-year deficit of 3.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)69.0%

Expected standard (writing)75.0%

Expected standard (maths)63.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.56.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Financial health score

Methodology

35/ 100

Reserves health8/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability4/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory8/25

Pupil trend + in-year balance

Income diversity15/25

Self-generated income share

Workforce

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

5.3

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

18.5

Mean salary

£45,484

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

17.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 93 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern.	In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income.	ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income.	Reserves %	Per-pupil income
2021/22	£603k	£593k	£468k	77.6%	+£11k	£44k	7.3%	£5,640
2022/23	£644k	£641k	£503k	78.1%	+£3k	£47k	7.3%	£6,019
2023/24	£699k	£692k	£543k	77.6%	+£7k	£54k	7.8%	£7,064
2024/25	£725k	£751k	£595k	82.1%	-£26k	£28k	3.9%	£7,401

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£377k

Support staff

£128k

Premises

£31k

Other costs

£125k

Key Stage 2 results

Year	Reading	Writing	Maths	Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.	Pupils
2024/25	69.0%	75.0%	63.0%	56.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	53.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	69.0%	—

Workforce census

Year	FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.	Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.	Mean salary	Turnover	Vacancy rate	Sickness (days)
2020/21	5.3	19.8	£39,449	0.0%	0.0%	—
2021/22	7.3	14.7	£39,059	28.2%	0.0%	1.1
2022/23	5.3	20.2	£41,941	9.8%	0.0%	1.5
2023/24	5.3	18.7	£44,790	0.0%	0.0%	1.7
2024/25	5.3	18.5	£45,484	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

17.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.3%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	2.8%	4.4%	-1.6pp	2.9%	2.5%	0.2%	69
2014/15	3.5%	4.5%	-1.0pp	5.3%	2.9%	0.6%	75
2015/16	3.2%	4.5%	-1.3pp	3.8%	2.9%	0.3%	79
2016/17	3.5%	4.6%	-1.1pp	5.0%	2.9%	0.7%	80
2017/18	3.9%	4.8%	-0.9pp	9.0%	3.1%	0.8%	89
2018/19	3.1%	4.6%	-1.6pp	4.5%	1.8%	1.3%	88
2020/21	2.8%	4.5%	-1.7pp	3.3%	2.0%	0.8%	91
2021/22	7.0%	7.1%	-0.1pp	18.1%	5.6%	1.4%	94
2022/23	5.4%	6.8%	-1.4pp	12.9%	4.2%	1.2%	93
2023/24	6.5%	6.6%	-0.1pp	16.0%	3.9%	2.6%	94
2024/25	5.6%	6.2%	-0.7pp	17.2%	3.3%	2.2%	93