The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy

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Overall absence at 13.6%

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

Per-pupil income

£8,201.44

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

75.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.8%

of income

In-year balance

+3.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 13.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

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)50.0%

Expected standard (writing)83.0%

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.50.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

5.0

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

17.4

Mean salary

£44,935

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 79 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	£525k	£544k	£400k	76.2%	-£19k	£57k	10.8%	£7,189
2022/23	£676k	£595k	£436k	64.5%	+£81k	£138k	20.4%	£9,262
2023/24	£587k	£663k	£486k	82.8%	-£76k	£62k	10.5%	£7,728
2024/25	£714k	£691k	£536k	75.1%	+£23k	£84k	11.8%	£8,201

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£245k

Support staff

£149k

Premises

£34k

Other costs

£121k

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	50.0%	83.0%	67.0%	50.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	67.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	20.0%	—

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	3.6	18.9	£39,016	16.7%	0.0%	—
2021/22	3.0	24.3	£41,359	0.0%	0.0%	—
2022/23	3.6	20.3	£40,840	55.6%	0.0%	—
2023/24	4.0	19.0	£43,478	25.0%	0.0%	—
2024/25	5.0	17.4	£44,935	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

13.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.7%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	5.0%	4.4%	+0.6pp	12.3%	4.7%	0.3%	65
2014/15	6.7%	4.5%	+2.2pp	25.0%	6.2%	0.6%	72
2015/16	5.9%	4.5%	+1.4pp	18.9%	4.6%	1.3%	74
2016/17	8.7%	4.6%	+4.1pp	29.7%	7.3%	1.4%	74
2017/18	9.7%	4.8%	+5.0pp	35.2%	9.0%	0.7%	71
2018/19	8.0%	4.6%	+3.4pp	21.7%	7.0%	1.1%	69
2020/21	11.0%	4.5%	+6.5pp	43.1%	7.3%	3.7%	58
2021/22	13.6%	7.1%	+6.5pp	53.5%	10.2%	3.5%	71
2022/23	8.9%	6.8%	+2.1pp	27.3%	7.5%	1.4%	66
2023/24	7.3%	6.6%	+0.7pp	19.7%	5.2%	2.1%	66
2024/25	5.2%	6.2%	-1.0pp	13.9%	3.7%	1.5%	79