St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

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

Per-pupil income

£7,559.14

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

62.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.2%

of income

In-year balance

+12.2%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 60.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

24 June 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)94.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
Expected standard (maths)94.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.76.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

97

Capacity

120 (81%)

Free school meals

29.9%

English additional lang.

22.7%

Ethnicity

White British 74.2%Asian 5.1%Black 2.1%Mixed 4.2%Chinese 1.0%Other 3.1%

Age range: 711

Workforce

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

5.3

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

18.3

Mean salary

£36,623

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

3.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

7.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 101 pupils