St Crispin's Infant School

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Staff costs at 80.1% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.1%Requires improvement â€” Quality of education, Leadership & management

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,172.2

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

77.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.2%

of income

In-year balance

+2.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.

In-year deficit of 3.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.

Requires improvement â€” Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement

14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

Financial health score

Methodology

33/ 100

Reserves health7/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability10/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory8/25

Pupil trend + in-year balance

Income diversity8/25

Self-generated income share

Workforce

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

9.8

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

21.6

Mean salary

£47,983

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 153 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	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.1m	77.8%	+£6k	£93k	6.4%	£5,496
2022/23	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.2m	75.0%	+£36k	£129k	8.2%	£6,212
2023/24	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.3m	80.1%	-£50k	£79k	4.9%	£6,678
2024/25	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.3m	77.1%	+£45k	£125k	7.2%	£8,172

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£736k

Support staff

£325k

Premises

£85k

Other costs

£265k

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	11.3	23.3	£41,011	6.2%	0.0%	4.4
2021/22	10.8	24.8	£41,357	18.5%	0.0%	5.5
2022/23	9.2	27.5	£40,993	10.9%	0.0%	3.1
2023/24	11.8	20.5	£45,545	16.9%	0.0%	2.0
2024/25	9.8	21.6	£47,983	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

7.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

20.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.7%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	2.8%	4.4%	-1.6pp	3.2%	2.5%	0.3%	185
2014/15	3.0%	4.5%	-1.5pp	2.2%	2.7%	0.4%	184
2015/16	3.3%	4.5%	-1.2pp	3.8%	2.8%	0.5%	183
2016/17	3.8%	4.6%	-0.8pp	5.5%	3.0%	0.8%	183
2017/18	3.6%	4.8%	-1.2pp	4.9%	2.5%	1.1%	183
2018/19	4.0%	4.6%	-0.6pp	7.5%	3.0%	1.1%	186
2020/21	4.4%	4.5%	-0.1pp	12.2%	2.9%	1.4%	181
2021/22	8.6%	7.1%	+1.5pp	29.9%	6.7%	1.9%	184
2022/23	8.0%	6.8%	+1.2pp	26.8%	5.6%	2.4%	183
2023/24	6.3%	6.6%	-0.2pp	21.0%	3.9%	2.5%	181
2024/25	7.3%	6.2%	+1.1pp	20.9%	4.7%	2.7%	153