St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

URN 148478·Primary·Academy converter·Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 85.2% of incomeIn-year deficit of 38.4%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

85.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

58.7%

of income

In-year balance

-38.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 85.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.

In-year deficit of 38.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 38.4% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

18 June 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)71.0%
Expected standard (writing)71.0%
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.65.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

224

Capacity

240 (93%)

Free school meals

29.0%

English additional lang.

25.9%

Ethnicity

White British 38.8%Asian 6.3%Black 14.7%Mixed 14.3%Other 6.7%

Age range: 311

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.

20.7

Mean salary

£43,097

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 189 pupils