St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Aided Primary School

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In-year deficit of 1.3%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,863.04

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

77.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.3%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%

Expected standard (writing)92.0%

Expected standard (maths)90.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.85.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Financial health score

Methodology

56/ 100

Reserves health18/25

DfE normal range: 5-20% of income

Staff cost sustainability10/25

Phase-adjusted thresholds

Revenue trajectory13/25

Pupil trend + in-year balance

Income diversity15/25

Self-generated income share

Workforce

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

26.6

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

22.0

Mean salary

£45,334

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

5.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 527 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

Year	Total income	Total expenditure	Staff costs	Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern.	In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income.	ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income.	Reserves %	Per-pupil income
2021/22	£2.7m	£2.5m	£2.0m	73.8%	+£162k	£381k	14.2%	£4,538
2022/23	£2.9m	£2.8m	£2.1m	73.5%	+£43k	£425k	14.8%	£4,746
2023/24	£3.2m	£3.1m	£2.4m	75.5%	+£37k	£462k	14.5%	£5,231
2024/25	£3.4m	£3.5m	£2.7m	77.6%	-£46k	£416k	12.1%	£5,863

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£1.7m

Support staff

£583k

Premises

£164k

Other costs

£651k

Key Stage 2 results

Year	Reading	Writing	Maths	Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.	Pupils
2024/25	90.0%	92.0%	90.0%	85.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	84.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	79.0%	—

Workforce census

Year	FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.	Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.	Mean salary	Turnover	Vacancy rate	Sickness (days)
2020/21	23.3	24.4	£36,068	8.6%	0.0%	2.1
2021/22	23.9	24.8	£39,600	25.1%	0.0%	4.3
2022/23	25.9	23.4	£38,693	11.6%	0.0%	2.7
2023/24	26.9	22.6	£41,719	9.7%	0.0%	5.1
2024/25	26.6	22.0	£45,334	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

3.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

5.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

2.9%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.5%	4.4%	-0.8pp	5.0%	2.6%	0.9%	361
2014/15	3.6%	4.5%	-0.9pp	6.8%	2.6%	0.9%	366
2015/16	3.7%	4.5%	-0.8pp	4.8%	3.0%	0.7%	375
2016/17	3.6%	4.6%	-1.0pp	4.9%	2.6%	1.0%	405
2017/18	3.6%	4.8%	-1.1pp	6.0%	2.7%	0.9%	416
2018/19	3.0%	4.6%	-1.6pp	4.0%	2.1%	0.9%	452
2020/21	2.4%	4.5%	-2.1pp	3.6%	1.8%	0.6%	503
2021/22	5.2%	7.1%	-1.9pp	11.2%	4.3%	0.9%	536
2022/23	4.3%	6.8%	-2.6pp	7.4%	3.2%	1.1%	553
2023/24	3.8%	6.6%	-2.7pp	6.9%	2.8%	1.1%	535
2024/25	3.8%	6.2%	-2.4pp	5.5%	2.9%	0.9%	527