St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

URN 148258·Primary·Academy converter·Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,119.17

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.8%

of income

In-year balance

+9.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 5.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)69.0%
Expected standard (writing)79.0%
Expected standard (maths)73.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.58.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

414

Capacity

389 (106%)

Free school meals

39.3%

English additional lang.

36.2%

Ethnicity

White British 50.7%Asian 2.9%Black 14.5%Mixed 8.9%Other 0.5%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

18.3

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

21.0

Mean salary

£45,837

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

2024/25 · 304 pupils