The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,491.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

16.4%

of income

In-year balance

+5.5%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 November 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)86.0%
Expected standard (writing)89.0%
Expected standard (maths)93.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.82.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

178

Capacity

210 (85%)

Free school meals

15.7%

English additional lang.

7.9%

Ethnicity

White British 82.0%Asian 2.2%Black 0.6%Mixed 4.5%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

8.0

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

22.3

Mean salary

£45,002

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

6.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.4%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 163 pupils