St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

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Staff costs at 82.8% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 4.7%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,644.4

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

82.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.8%

of income

In-year balance

-4.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.8% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.8%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.6%.

In-year deficit of 4.7%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%

Expected standard (writing)83.0%

Expected standard (maths)85.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

15.4

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

26.6

Mean salary

£38,032

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

6.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 370 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	£1.9m	£1.9m	£1.5m	81.1%	+£13k	£163k	8.6%	£4,595
2022/23	£2.0m	£2.0m	£1.6m	80.5%	-£11k	£152k	7.6%	£4,786
2023/24	£2.2m	£2.2m	£1.7m	80.4%	-£1k	£142k	6.6%	£5,173
2024/25	£2.3m	£2.4m	£1.9m	82.8%	-£109k	£42k	1.8%	£5,644

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£1.3m

Support staff

£418k

Premises

£98k

Other costs

£407k

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%	83.0%	85.0%	78.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	63.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	69.0%	—

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	17.9	23.0	£37,104	3.4%	0.0%	2.5
2021/22	20.3	20.5	£37,799	9.8%	0.0%	3.7
2022/23	20.6	20.2	£35,153	19.4%	0.0%	4.2
2023/24	19.6	21.2	£36,696	28.6%	0.0%	4.2
2024/25	15.4	26.6	£38,032	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

4.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.1%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	2.9%	4.4%	-1.5pp	4.1%	2.6%	0.3%	363
2014/15	3.0%	4.5%	-1.5pp	3.9%	2.7%	0.3%	364
2015/16	3.2%	4.5%	-1.3pp	4.7%	3.0%	0.2%	364
2016/17	3.6%	4.6%	-1.0pp	6.5%	3.1%	0.5%	367
2017/18	4.1%	4.8%	-0.7pp	6.6%	3.4%	0.7%	364
2018/19	3.8%	4.6%	-0.8pp	4.7%	3.2%	0.6%	364
2020/21	2.2%	4.5%	-2.3pp	1.9%	1.9%	0.4%	372
2021/22	5.7%	7.1%	-1.4pp	14.3%	4.7%	0.9%	363
2022/23	4.3%	6.8%	-2.5pp	8.2%	3.1%	1.2%	366
2023/24	5.0%	6.6%	-1.6pp	10.0%	3.5%	1.5%	370
2024/25	4.3%	6.2%	-1.9pp	6.5%	3.1%	1.1%	370