Watling Park School

URN 142114·Primary·Free schools·Bellevue Place Education Trust·Compare

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KS2 combined fell by 10ppWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,472.77

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

63.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+12.9%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 10pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 65% to 55%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 5.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

3 May 2018 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)82.0%
Expected standard (writing)68.0%
Expected standard (maths)64.0%
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

404

Capacity

420 (96%)

Free school meals

49.3%

English additional lang.

81.7%

Ethnicity

White British 6.4%Asian 11.8%Black 17.3%Mixed 12.3%Chinese 2.5%Other 19.8%

Age range: 411

Workforce

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

17.6

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

23.0

Mean salary

£50,648

Turnover

Vacancy rate

5.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 389 pupils