St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend

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KS2 combined fell by 23pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,710.78

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-9.8%

of income

In-year balance

+1.8%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 23pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 66% to 43%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 September 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)74.0%
Expected standard (writing)74.0%
Expected standard (maths)56.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.48.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

190

Capacity

210 (90%)

Free school meals

22.2%

English additional lang.

9.5%

Ethnicity

White British 86.3%Asian 4.2%Black 4.2%Mixed 3.2%Chinese 1.1%Other 0.5%

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.

18.8

Mean salary

£47,803

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 161 pupils