Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,180.09
+£5832024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
−1.5ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
14.7%
−3.4ppof income
In-year balance
+11.5%
+2.3ppof income
Elevated: turnover 21.3%, sickness 8.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
1 May 2018 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS2
Pupils on roll
211
Capacity
210 (100%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
18.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–11
Your school compared against 30 similar primary schools in East of England, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
8.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.9
Mean salary
£51,103
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 186 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £1.1m | £1.0m | £797k | 70.1% | +£102k | £347k | 30.5% | £5,414 |
| 2022/23 | £1.1m | £1.1m | £848k | 76.2% | +£7k | £186k | 16.7% | £5,250 |
| 2023/24 | £1.2m | £1.1m | £821k | 69.5% | +£109k | £214k | 18.1% | £5,597 |
| 2024/25 | £1.3m | £1.2m | £887k | 68.0% | +£150k | £192k | 14.7% | £6,180 |
Teaching staff
£597k
52% of spend
Support staff
£228k
20% of spend
Premises
£45k
4% of spend
Other costs
£222k
19% of spend
| 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 | 77.0% | 81.0% | 87.0% | 74.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 67.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 69.0% | — |
| 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 22.3 | £39,089 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 19.3 | £44,468 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 21.7 | £45,317 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 24.8 | £44,410 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 8.8 | 23.9 | £51,103 | —% | 0.0% | — | 1.6 | 2 |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 5.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 20 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 14.9% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 87 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 142 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 8.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 172 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 7.5% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 187 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0pp | 29.1% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 189 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 20.8% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 186 |
1 May 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good