St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

URN 151756·Primary·Academy converter·Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 5.5%In-year deficit of 5.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementStaff costs at 80.5% of income

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£1,278.85

−£4,369

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

80.5%

+2.8pp

DfE review threshold: 78%

Reserves

31.6%

+35.5pp

of income

In-year balance

-5.3%

+0.3pp

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 5.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.5% of income.

In-year deficit of 5.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.3% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Staff costs at 80.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

10 July 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)80.0%

Expected standard (writing)57.0%

Expected standard (maths)70.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.53.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

193

Capacity

210 (92%)

Free school meals

4.7%

English additional lang.

1.0%

Ethnicity

White British 95.9%Mixed 2.5%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

8.6

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

22.4

Mean salary

£47,140

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

4.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.1%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 189 pupils

Financial

Income and expenditure — year-by-year table

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income.	In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income.	ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income.	Reserves %	Per-pupil income
2021/22	£948k	£915k	£696k	73.4%	+£33k	£62k	6.6%	£4,715
2022/23	£1.1m	£1.1m	£791k	74.8%	-£45k	£17k	1.6%	£5,478
2023/24	£1.1m	£1.2m	£859k	77.6%	-£61k	-£44k	-4.0%	£5,648
2024/25	£266k	£280k	£214k	80.5%	-£14k	£84k	31.6%	£1,279

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£138k

49% of spend

Support staff

£41k

15% of spend

Premises

£12k

4% of spend

Other costs

£54k

19% of spend

Detailed expenditure — 2024/25 line items

Staffing

Teaching staff

£138k49.3%

Supply teaching

£00.0%

Agency supply

£5k1.8%

Education support

£41k14.6%

Admin & clerical

£12k4.3%

Premises staff

£10k3.6%

Catering staff

£13k4.6%

Other staff

£18k6.4%

Non-staff costs

Energy

£3k1.1%

Building maintenance

£2k0.7%

Cleaning & caretaking

£00.0%

Rent & rates

£00.0%

Water & sewerage

£00.0%

ICT & technology

£7k2.5%

Learning resources

£7k2.5%

Catering supplies

£9k3.2%

Exam fees

£00.0%

Legal & professional

£6k2.1%

Auditor costs

£00.0%

Educational consultancy

£4k1.4%

Admin supplies

£2k0.7%

Other insurance

£1k0.4%

As percentage of income

Admin staff

4.5%

Energy

1.1%

ICT

2.6%

Premises (total)

2.6%

Supply staff

1.9%

Catering

8.3%

Professional services

3.8%

Performance

Key Stage 2 results

Year	Reading	Writing	Maths	Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.	Pupils
2024/25	80.0%	57.0%	70.0%	53.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	46.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	57.0%	—

Workforce

Workforce census

Year	FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.	Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.	Mean salary	Turnover	Vacancy rate	Sickness (days)	Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally.	Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours).
2021/22	8.2	24.5	£39,401	0.0%	0.0%	4.4	—	—
2022/23	8.2	23.5	£42,206	12.2%	0.0%	3.6	—	—
2023/24	7.2	27.2	£43,815	0.0%	0.0%	3.9	—	—
2024/25	8.2	25.4	£46,005	—%	0.0%	—	—	—
2025/26	8.6	22.4	£47,140	—%	0.0%	—	3.1	6

Attendance

Overall absence

4.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

4.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.1%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25

Absence composition — 2024/25

Authorised 3.1%Unauthorised 0.9%

Absence — year-by-year table

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.3%	4.4%	-1.1pp	4.4%	3.2%	0.2%	181
2014/15	3.7%	4.5%	-0.8pp	6.6%	3.5%	0.3%	181
2015/16	3.5%	4.5%	-1.0pp	4.9%	3.1%	0.4%	184
2016/17	3.8%	4.6%	-0.8pp	5.8%	3.4%	0.4%	188
2017/18	4.3%	4.8%	-0.5pp	4.7%	3.7%	0.6%	190
2018/19	3.6%	4.6%	-1.0pp	5.0%	3.3%	0.4%	182
2020/21	2.4%	4.5%	-2.1pp	2.9%	2.3%	0.1%	173
2021/22	5.7%	7.1%	-1.5pp	10.2%	5.4%	0.3%	176
2022/23	4.7%	6.8%	-2.1pp	7.9%	4.4%	0.3%	178
2023/24	5.2%	6.6%	-1.3pp	8.0%	4.7%	0.6%	176
2024/25	4.0%	6.2%	-2.2pp	4.8%	3.1%	0.9%	189