The Shade Primary School

URN 139555·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Anglian Learning·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,457.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

24.9%

of income

In-year balance

+5.5%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

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)81.0%
Expected standard (writing)65.0%
Expected standard (maths)81.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.55.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

267

Capacity

472 (57%)

Free school meals

16.3%

English additional lang.

27.0%

Ethnicity

White British 67.0%Asian 4.1%Black 3.4%Mixed 7.1%Other 0.7%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

10.1

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

24.6

Mean salary

£48,942

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 186 pupils