St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

URN 146178·Primary·Academy converter·Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,373.21

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.1%

of income

In-year balance

+1.5%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)94.0%

Expected standard (writing)89.0%

Expected standard (maths)92.0%

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

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

624

Capacity

630 (99%)

Free school meals

7.1%

English additional lang.

51.6%

Ethnicity

White British 20.4%Asian 33.2%Black 4.0%Mixed 16.3%Chinese 3.5%Other 1.3%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

25.3

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

24.7

Mean salary

£51,297

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

3.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 556 pupils

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