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St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

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Staff costs at 79.0% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.4%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,395.18

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.0%

of income

In-year balance

-1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 79.0% of income

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

In-year deficit of 1.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 27.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%
Expected standard (writing)86.0%
Expected standard (maths)84.0%
Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

413

Capacity

420 (98%)

Free school meals

14.8%

English additional lang.

37.5%

Ethnicity

White British 41.9%Asian 18.1%Black 4.8%Mixed 12.9%Chinese 0.5%Other 2.7%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

16.6

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

24.9

Mean salary

£50,698

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

9.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 357 pupils

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