St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

URN 138916·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

3

0 high

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 8.1%Staff costs at 78.2% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,922.14

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.8%

of income

In-year balance

+1.8%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 8.1%

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

Staff costs at 78.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

15 November 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)56.0%
Expected standard (writing)63.0%
Expected standard (maths)67.0%
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

449

Capacity

480 (94%)

Free school meals

47.2%

English additional lang.

64.4%

Ethnicity

White British 6.5%Asian 51.6%Black 10.1%Mixed 6.2%Other 4.5%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

17.2

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

24.4

Mean salary

£51,175

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.

28.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

4.3%

2024/25 · 372 pupils