St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend

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Staff costs at 82.6% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,846.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

82.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.6%

of income

In-year balance

+2.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 July 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%
Expected standard (writing)80.0%
Expected standard (maths)80.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.66.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

313

Capacity

315 (99%)

Free school meals

15.9%

English additional lang.

5.1%

Ethnicity

White British 84.3%Asian 2.8%Black 2.9%Mixed 4.5%Chinese 1.0%Other 0.6%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

15.4

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

19.8

Mean salary

£48,814

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

5.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.7%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

2024/25 · 250 pupils