St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

URN 150307·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Romero Catholic Academy Trust·Compare

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Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 3.5%Persistent absence at 28.7%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsPersistent absence at 27.2%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,164.06

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

61.3%

+3.5pp

DfE review threshold: 78%

Reserves

25.8%

+7.3pp

of income

In-year balance

+15.5%

+19.1pp

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 22.2%, sickness 17.8 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 53.5%.

In-year deficit of 3.5%

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

Persistent absence at 28.7%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 28.7%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.5%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 16.2%.

Persistent absence at 27.2%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

25 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Inadequate

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)59.0%

Expected standard (writing)68.0%

Expected standard (maths)45.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.36.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

130

Capacity

210 (62%)

Free school meals

36.4%

English additional lang.

25.4%

Ethnicity

White British 55.4%Asian 21.5%Black 7.7%Mixed 3.1%Other 0.8%

Age range: 4–11

Context: similar schools

Methodology

Your school compared against 30 similar primary schools in North West, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.

Peer range Middle 50% Median Your school

Staff costs % of income

61.3%7th percentile

School: 61.3%Median: 72.8%Mean: 72.8%SD: 6.4

Reserves % of income

25.8%100th percentile

School: 25.8%Median: 5.6%Mean: 6.3%SD: 6.4

Overall absence %

7.2%77th percentile

School: 7.2%Median: 6.0%Mean: 6.2%SD: 1.1

Persistent absence %

21.3%77th percentile

School: 21.3%Median: 15.9%Mean: 17.5%SD: 6.4

KS2 combined %

36%21th percentile

School: 36%Median: 52%Mean: 51%SD: 19

Pupil:teacher ratio

24.393th percentile

School: 24.3Median: 18.9Mean: 19.7SD: 5.2

Admin cost per pupil

£47390th percentile

School: £473Median: £361Mean: £452SD: £398

Financial health score

Methodology

76/ 100

Reserves health33/40

Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.

Staff cost sustainability33/35

Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.

Revenue resilience10/25

In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.

Workforce

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

5.2

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

24.3

Mean salary

£54,562

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

16.2%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.6%

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

2024/25 · 122 pupils

Financial

Income and expenditure — year-by-year table

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	£1.4m	£1.3m	£932k	66.6%	+£117k	£321k	23.0%	£6,894
2022/23	£1.4m	£1.5m	£959k	70.3%	-£151k	£170k	12.5%	£8,066
2023/24	£773k	£800k	£447k	57.9%	-£27k	£143k	18.5%	—
2024/25	£1.3m	£1.1m	£798k	61.3%	+£202k	£336k	25.8%	£10,164

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£424k

39% of spend

Support staff

£266k

24% of spend

Premises

£73k

7% of spend

Other costs

£228k

21% of spend

Detailed expenditure — 2024/25 line items

Staffing

Teaching staff

£424k38.6%

Supply teaching

£00.0%

Agency supply

£25k2.3%

Education support

£266k24.2%

Admin & clerical

£73k6.6%

Premises staff

£11k1.0%

Catering staff

£00.0%

Other staff

£9k0.8%

Non-staff costs

Energy

£27k2.5%

Building maintenance

£23k2.1%

Cleaning & caretaking

£39k3.5%

Rent & rates

£4k0.4%

Water & sewerage

£2k0.2%

ICT & technology

£00.0%

Learning resources

£36k3.3%

Catering supplies

£53k4.8%

Exam fees

£00.0%

Legal & professional

£14k1.3%

Auditor costs

£00.0%

Educational consultancy

£18k1.6%

Admin supplies

£35k3.2%

Other insurance

£4k0.4%

As percentage of income

Admin staff

5.6%

Energy

2.1%

ICT

0.0%

Premises (total)

9.8%

Supply staff

1.9%

Catering

4.1%

Professional services

2.5%

Performance

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	59.0%	68.0%	45.0%	36.0%	—

Workforce

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)	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	9.0	22.6	£40,464	22.2%	0.0%	17.8	—	—
2022/23	8.0	21.1	£41,766	53.5%	0.0%	—	—	—
2023/24	—	—	—	—%	0.0%	0.0	—	—
2024/25	—	20.7	£51,930	17.5%	0.0%	0.1	—	—
2025/26	5.2	24.3	£54,562	—%	16.2%	—	2.5	3

Attendance

Overall absence

7.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

28.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.6%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

2024/25

Absence composition — 2024/25

Authorised 4.6%Unauthorised 3.0%

Absence — year-by-year table

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.7%	4.4%	-0.7pp	4.9%	2.9%	0.7%	284
2014/15	4.4%	4.5%	-0.1pp	9.3%	3.4%	1.0%	268
2015/16	3.6%	4.5%	-0.9pp	5.0%	3.1%	0.5%	262
2016/17	4.2%	4.6%	-0.4pp	9.6%	3.1%	1.0%	272
2017/18	4.3%	4.8%	-0.5pp	11.0%	3.2%	1.1%	255
2018/19	4.4%	4.6%	-0.3pp	12.4%	3.2%	1.2%	241
2020/21	3.7%	4.5%	-0.8pp	8.0%	2.6%	1.1%	224
2021/22	6.5%	7.1%	-0.6pp	22.9%	4.7%	1.8%	201
2022/23	7.6%	6.8%	+0.8pp	27.2%	4.7%	2.8%	162
2023/24	7.2%	6.6%	+0.7pp	21.3%	4.2%	3.0%	141
2024/25	7.6%	6.2%	+1.4pp	28.7%	4.6%	3.0%	122