St Mary's Catholic Primary School

URN 144401·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Bosco Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 83.9% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.4%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,341.67

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

83.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.3%

of income

In-year balance

-3.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.9%.

In-year deficit of 3.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 29.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 October 2019 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%
Expected standard (writing)88.0%
Expected standard (maths)62.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.54.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

230

Capacity

225 (102%)

Free school meals

18.3%

English additional lang.

33.5%

Ethnicity

White British 48.7%Asian 18.7%Black 5.7%Mixed 9.5%Other 2.2%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

11.0

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

20.9

Mean salary

£40,743

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

19.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 211 pupils