St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown

URN 139126·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Birmingham Diocesan Multi-academy Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsKS2 combined fell by 24pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,143.79

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

62.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+26.2%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 37.1%, vacancy rate 6.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 34.9%, vacancy rate 7.2%, sickness 8.8 days.

KS2 combined fell by 24pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 64% to 40%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)83.0%
Expected standard (writing)46.0%
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.40.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

274

Capacity

210 (130%)

Free school meals

76.3%

English additional lang.

73.7%

Ethnicity

White British 0.7%Asian 15.0%Black 60.2%Mixed 8.5%Chinese 0.4%Other 13.9%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

14.5

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

18.9

Mean salary

£46,406

Turnover

Vacancy rate

6.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

2024/25 · 268 pupils