West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

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In-year deficit of 4.1%

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

Per-pupil income

£5,843.2

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

77.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.3%

of income

In-year balance

-4.1%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 4.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)95.0%

Expected standard (writing)84.0%

Expected standard (maths)98.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.84.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

17.2

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

24.6

Mean salary

£46,859

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

3.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25 · 366 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	£2.2m	£2.1m	£1.5m	69.5%	+£91k	£221k	10.1%	£5,073
2022/23	£2.3m	£2.2m	£1.6m	71.1%	+£64k	£285k	12.6%	£5,305
2023/24	£2.4m	£2.3m	£1.7m	70.1%	+£71k	£356k	14.8%	£5,708
2024/25	£2.5m	£2.6m	£1.9m	77.9%	-£101k	£255k	10.3%	£5,843

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£1.2m

Support staff

£439k

Premises

£92k

Other costs

£556k

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	95.0%	84.0%	98.0%	84.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	83.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	77.0%	—

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	15.4	28.2	£38,024	15.6%	0.0%	7.2
2021/22	18.4	23.4	£37,114	2.7%	0.0%	11.4
2022/23	18.8	22.6	£37,390	12.8%	0.0%	6.6
2023/24	17.4	24.3	£40,068	10.3%	0.0%	9.4
2024/25	17.2	24.6	£46,859	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

3.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

3.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

2.9%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.4%	4.4%	-1.0pp	3.3%	3.1%	0.2%	365
2014/15	3.3%	4.5%	-1.2pp	2.7%	3.1%	0.2%	368
2015/16	3.4%	4.5%	-1.1pp	3.5%	3.3%	0.1%	372
2016/17	3.1%	4.6%	-1.4pp	2.9%	3.0%	0.1%	381
2017/18	3.7%	4.8%	-1.1pp	5.1%	3.5%	0.2%	373
2018/19	3.1%	4.6%	-1.5pp	3.8%	2.9%	0.2%	372
2020/21	2.6%	4.5%	-1.9pp	4.2%	2.5%	0.1%	379
2021/22	5.8%	7.1%	-1.4pp	13.6%	5.5%	0.3%	383
2022/23	4.2%	6.8%	-2.6pp	7.0%	3.8%	0.3%	374
2023/24	4.2%	6.6%	-2.4pp	7.9%	3.8%	0.4%	369
2024/25	3.2%	6.2%	-3.0pp	3.3%	2.9%	0.3%	366