Witton-le-Wear Primary School

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,097.09

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.9%

of income

In-year balance

-4.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 19.6%.

In-year deficit of 4.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)63.0%

Expected standard (writing)94.0%

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.56.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

115

Capacity

100 (115%)

Free school meals

6.5%

English additional lang.

0.0%

Ethnicity

White British 98.3%Mixed 0.9%

Age range: 2–11

Workforce

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

6.1

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

18.2

Mean salary

£50,186

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

3.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

4.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.9%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 93 pupils