St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn

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In-year deficit of 1.8%KS2 combined fell by 13pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2012Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,714.29

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-2.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.8%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.

KS2 combined fell by 13pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 70% to 57%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

21 November 2012 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%
Expected standard (writing)73.0%
Expected standard (maths)93.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.73.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

172

Capacity

210 (82%)

Free school meals

22.1%

English additional lang.

4.7%

Ethnicity

White British 87.8%Asian 0.6%Black 2.9%Mixed 5.2%Other 1.7%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

9.0

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

19.1

Mean salary

£48,535

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

2024/25 · 152 pupils