St Edward's Catholic First School

URN 110031·Primary·Voluntary aided school·Compare

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Staff costs at 79.5% of incomeStaff costs at 79.0% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.5%Reserves at 4.3% of income

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,924.36

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

79.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

4.3%

of income

In-year balance

-1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 79.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.

Staff costs at 79.0% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.

In-year deficit of 1.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.

Reserves at 4.3% of income

DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

School demographics

Pupils on roll

278

Capacity

300 (93%)

Free school meals

8.3%

English additional lang.

24.8%

Ethnicity

White British 37.8%Asian 11.6%Black 2.9%Mixed 16.9%Chinese 0.7%Other 3.2%

Age range: 5–9

Peer benchmarking

Methodology

Compared against 30 similar primary schools in South East by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.

Peer range Middle 50% Median Your school

Staff costs % of income

79.1%55th percentile

School: 79.1%Median: 78.8%Mean: 78.2%SD: 4.9

Reserves % of income

4.3%48th percentile

School: 4.3%Median: 5.2%Mean: 4.9%SD: 6.5

Overall absence %

5.2%97th percentile

School: 5.2%Median: 4.3%Mean: 4.3%SD: 0.6

Persistent absence %

11.1%90th percentile

School: 11.1%Median: 7.6%Mean: 7.9%SD: 3.2

Pupil:teacher ratio

25.690th percentile

School: 25.6Median: 22.4Mean: 22.6SD: 3.2

Financial health score

Methodology

42/ 100

Reserves health12/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability10/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory5/25

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.

13.6

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

20.4

Mean salary

£46,065

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

9.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 230 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	77.7%	+£17k	£155k	10.5%	£5,097
2022/23	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.3m	82.0%	-£54k	£101k	6.5%	£5,727
2023/24	£1.6m	£1.6m	£1.3m	79.5%	-£6k	£95k	6.0%	£5,714
2024/25	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.3m	79.0%	-£25k	£70k	4.3%	£5,924

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£737k

Support staff

£336k

Premises

£99k

Other costs

£271k

Detailed expenditure — 2023/24

Staffing

Teaching staff£737k

Supply teaching£2k

Agency supply£7k

Education support£336k

Admin & clerical£105k

Premises staff£0

Catering staff£0

Other staff£92k

Non-staff costs

Energy£29k

Building maintenance£55k

Cleaning & caretaking£44k

Rent & rates£4k

Water & sewerage£7k

ICT & technology£35k

Learning resources£52k

Catering supplies£70k

Exam fees£0

Legal & professional£26k

Auditor costs£26k

Admin supplies£9k

Other insurance£7k

As percentage of income

6.4%

Admin staff

1.8%

Energy

2.1%

ICT

9.2%

Premises (total)

0.7%

Supply staff

4.3%

Catering

3.2%

Professional services

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	13.4	22.0	£38,215	14.9%	0.0%	0.5
2021/22	12.0	24.0	£40,530	0.0%	0.0%	4.4
2022/23	12.0	22.4	£43,953	25.0%	0.0%	1.5
2023/24	10.8	25.6	£44,766	7.4%	0.0%	2.4
2024/25	13.6	20.4	£46,065	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

4.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

9.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.3%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	2.4%	4.4%	-2.0pp	1.1%	2.3%	0.0%	182
2014/15	2.5%	4.5%	-2.0pp	1.5%	2.2%	0.3%	197
2015/16	3.2%	4.5%	-1.3pp	3.3%	2.8%	0.4%	215
2016/17	2.8%	4.6%	-1.7pp	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	227
2017/18	3.1%	4.8%	-1.7pp	4.1%	2.5%	0.6%	245
2018/19	2.7%	4.6%	-1.9pp	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	239
2020/21	2.1%	4.5%	-2.4pp	2.9%	1.8%	0.3%	240
2021/22	4.7%	7.1%	-2.4pp	12.2%	3.8%	1.0%	238
2022/23	5.3%	6.8%	-1.5pp	13.6%	4.0%	1.3%	242
2023/24	5.2%	6.6%	-1.4pp	11.1%	3.6%	1.6%	234
2024/25	4.3%	6.2%	-1.9pp	9.1%	3.3%	1.1%	230

Latest inspection

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

Safeguarding:Effective

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Inspection history

Date	School name	Overall	Quality of education	Leadership	Safeguarding
26 Feb 2009	—	Outstanding	—	Outstanding	—