St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde

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In-year deficit of 7.5%Staff costs at 80.2% of incomeRequires improvement â€” Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Per-pupil income

£5,777.37

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

76.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.4%

of income

In-year balance

-0.1%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 7.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.5% of income.

Staff costs at 80.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.

Requires improvement â€” Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement

17 December 2024 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)87.0%

Expected standard (writing)77.0%

Expected standard (maths)90.0%

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

Financial health score

Methodology

51/ 100

Reserves health12/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability18/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory13/25

Pupil trend + in-year balance

Income diversity8/25

Self-generated income share

Workforce

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

8.3

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

24.8

Mean salary

£51,485

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

4.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 183 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern.	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	£1.0m	£1.0m	£766k	74.7%	+£16k	£97k	9.4%	£4,882
2022/23	£1.1m	£1.1m	£801k	73.5%	+£3k	£100k	9.2%	£5,240
2023/24	£1.1m	£1.2m	£875k	80.2%	-£82k	£17k	1.6%	£5,199
2024/25	£1.2m	£1.2m	£908k	76.7%	-£988	£16k	1.4%	£5,777

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£633k

Support staff

£159k

Premises

£54k

Other costs

£224k

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	87.0%	77.0%	90.0%	73.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	70.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	69.0%	—

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)
2020/21	8.6	24.5	£42,766	0.0%	0.0%	2.1
2021/22	8.6	24.4	£43,983	0.0%	0.0%	5.5
2022/23	9.6	21.7	£44,175	10.4%	0.0%	4.4
2023/24	8.3	25.5	£46,899	12.1%	0.0%	4.8
2024/25	8.3	24.8	£51,485	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

3.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

4.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

2.8%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.8%	4.4%	-0.6pp	7.5%	3.2%	0.6%	186
2014/15	3.1%	4.5%	-1.4pp	4.5%	2.6%	0.5%	179
2015/16	3.2%	4.5%	-1.3pp	3.3%	2.8%	0.4%	183
2016/17	3.1%	4.6%	-1.4pp	2.8%	2.6%	0.5%	179
2017/18	3.1%	4.8%	-1.7pp	3.4%	2.7%	0.4%	177
2018/19	2.9%	4.6%	-1.7pp	2.3%	2.5%	0.4%	176
2020/21	2.1%	4.5%	-2.4pp	2.2%	1.9%	0.3%	181
2021/22	5.7%	7.1%	-1.5pp	12.6%	4.8%	0.8%	182
2022/23	3.5%	6.8%	-3.3pp	3.9%	2.8%	0.7%	182
2023/24	3.7%	6.6%	-2.8pp	5.5%	3.1%	0.6%	183
2024/25	3.4%	6.2%	-2.8pp	4.9%	2.8%	0.6%	183