Westacre Infant School

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Staff costs at 78.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.5%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,076.9

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

78.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.5%

of income

In-year balance

-3.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 78.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.

In-year deficit of 3.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

Workforce

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

12.0

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

23.0

Mean salary

£46,779

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 176 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	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.1m	69.3%	+£92k	£412k	26.6%	£5,288
2022/23	£1.6m	£1.6m	£1.1m	73.3%	+£4k	£416k	26.6%	£5,581
2023/24	£1.7m	£1.6m	£1.2m	73.4%	+£18k	£434k	26.2%	£6,052
2024/25	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.3m	78.3%	-£58k	£376k	22.5%	£6,077

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£805k

Support staff

£336k

Premises

£154k

Other costs

£267k

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	11.6	25.4	£39,199	8.6%	0.0%	0.7
2021/22	10.6	27.7	£39,596	9.4%	0.0%	2.1
2022/23	12.6	22.3	£40,249	4.8%	0.0%	4.0
2023/24	12.0	22.8	£45,909	8.3%	0.0%	6.3
2024/25	12.0	23.0	£46,779	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

10.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.2%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.5%	4.4%	-0.9pp	3.3%	2.9%	0.6%	151
2014/15	3.2%	4.5%	-1.3pp	2.6%	2.5%	0.7%	154
2015/16	3.3%	4.5%	-1.2pp	3.9%	2.7%	0.6%	153
2016/17	3.7%	4.6%	-0.9pp	4.8%	2.7%	1.0%	166
2017/18	3.9%	4.8%	-0.8pp	5.5%	3.3%	0.6%	181
2018/19	4.7%	4.6%	+0.1pp	10.7%	3.6%	1.2%	178
2020/21	3.3%	4.5%	-1.3pp	7.7%	2.6%	0.7%	182
2021/22	6.5%	7.1%	-0.7pp	17.5%	5.3%	1.1%	183
2022/23	5.7%	6.8%	-1.1pp	11.9%	4.5%	1.2%	185
2023/24	5.9%	6.6%	-0.7pp	14.8%	4.7%	1.2%	182
2024/25	5.3%	6.2%	-0.9pp	10.8%	4.2%	1.1%	176