Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

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Flags

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1 high

Staff costs at 87.4% of incomeIn-year deficit of 2.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,412.26

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

87.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-2.3%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 87.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.4%.

In-year deficit of 2.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

17 January 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)90.0%
Expected standard (writing)90.0%
Expected standard (maths)90.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.87.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

360

Capacity

360 (100%)

Free school meals

4.4%

English additional lang.

21.1%

Ethnicity

White British 58.9%Asian 8.3%Black 2.0%Mixed 12.2%Chinese 6.9%Other 0.6%

Age range: 711

Workforce

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

16.0

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

22.5

Mean salary

£47,206

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

3.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

3.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.4%

2024/25 · 363 pupils