St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland

URN 148782·Primary·Academy converter·Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,557.79

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

56.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

20.3%

of income

In-year balance

+6.1%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 31.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)64.0%
Expected standard (writing)68.0%
Expected standard (maths)64.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.54.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

199

Capacity

189 (105%)

Free school meals

23.2%

English additional lang.

6.0%

Ethnicity

White British 86.4%Asian 1.0%Black 4.0%Mixed 3.5%Chinese 1.0%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

8.6

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

23.0

Mean salary

£52,640

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 151 pupils