St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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Flags

3

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.1%Requires improvement — Quality of education
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,772.46

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.3%

of income

In-year balance

+5.7%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 50.0%.

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Latest Ofsted inspection

1 July 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)68.0%
Expected standard (writing)63.0%
Expected standard (maths)58.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.58.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

162

Capacity

210 (77%)

Free school meals

59.9%

English additional lang.

12.3%

Ethnicity

White British 78.4%Black 6.2%Mixed 1.2%Chinese 0.6%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

4.0

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

39.9

Mean salary

£42,818

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

21.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

2024/25 · 142 pupils