St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

URN 151251·Primary·Academy converter·Bosco Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 4.4%
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,916.93

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

71.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

2.8%

of income

In-year balance

-4.4%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 4.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)82.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
Expected standard (maths)71.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.68.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

10.6

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

19.3

Mean salary

£45,974

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 189 pupils