St Michael's Church of England Primary School

URN 142446·Primary·Academy converter·St Michael's Church of England Primary School·Compare

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Staff costs at 82.4% of incomeStaff costs at 82.7% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 2.6%Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,653.23

+£640

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

82.7%

+0.4pp

DfE review threshold: 78%

Reserves

2.5%

+0.4pp

of income

In-year balance

+0.6%

+3.2pp

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.4%.

Staff costs at 82.7% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.7%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 24.9%.

In-year deficit of 2.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)84.0%

Expected standard (writing)72.0%

Expected standard (maths)84.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

599

Capacity

630 (95%)

Free school meals

15.2%

English additional lang.

64.6%

Ethnicity

White British 27.2%Asian 18.3%Black 12.7%Mixed 11.1%Other 3.0%

Age range: 3–11

Context: similar schools

Methodology

Your school compared against 30 similar primary schools in South 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

82.7%86th percentile

School: 82.7%Median: 77.5%Mean: 77.1%SD: 4.9

Reserves % of income

2.5%47th percentile

School: 2.5%Median: 4.6%Mean: 7.3%SD: 9.2

Overall absence %

5.0%53th percentile

School: 5.0%Median: 4.9%Mean: 5.3%SD: 1.1

Persistent absence %

11.1%47th percentile

School: 11.1%Median: 11.5%Mean: 12.6%SD: 4.7

KS2 combined %

67%68th percentile

School: 67%Median: 65%Mean: 63%SD: 10

Pupil:teacher ratio

19.813th percentile

School: 19.8Median: 22.4Mean: 21.9SD: 2.6

Admin cost per pupil

£29166th percentile

School: £291Median: £239Mean: £287SD: £235

Financial health score

Methodology

26/ 100

Reserves health9/40

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

Staff cost sustainability5/35

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

Revenue resilience12/25

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.

30.3

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

19.8

Mean salary

£49,575

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 576 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	£3.4m	£3.3m	£2.7m	80.8%	+£34k	£213k	6.3%	£5,128
2022/23	£3.6m	£3.6m	£3.0m	82.6%	-£61k	£153k	4.3%	£5,722
2023/24	£3.8m	£3.8m	£3.1m	82.4%	-£97k	£78k	2.1%	£6,013
2024/25	£4.1m	£4.1m	£3.4m	82.7%	+£25k	£104k	2.5%	£6,653

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£2.0m

49% of spend

Support staff

£972k

24% of spend

Premises

£129k

3% of spend

Other costs

£558k

14% of spend

Detailed expenditure — 2024/25 line items

Staffing

Teaching staff

£2.0m49.2%

Supply teaching

£14k0.3%

Agency supply

£147k3.6%

Education support

£972k23.7%

Admin & clerical

£181k4.4%

Premises staff

£56k1.4%

Catering staff

£85k2.1%

Other staff

£72k1.8%

Non-staff costs

Energy

£45k1.1%

Building maintenance

£8k0.2%

Cleaning & caretaking

£65k1.6%

Rent & rates

£8k0.2%

Water & sewerage

£10k0.2%

ICT & technology

£3k0.1%

Learning resources

£77k1.9%

Catering supplies

£120k2.9%

Exam fees

£00.0%

Legal & professional

£16k0.4%

Auditor costs

£10k0.2%

Educational consultancy

£00.0%

Admin supplies

£146k3.6%

Other insurance

£19k0.5%

As percentage of income

Admin staff

4.4%

Energy

1.1%

ICT

0.1%

Premises (total)

3.8%

Supply staff

3.9%

Catering

5.0%

Professional services

0.6%

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	84.0%	72.0%	84.0%	67.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	61.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	67.0%	—

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	—	18.8	£38,202	5.7%	0.0%	4.2	—	—
2022/23	—	16.4	£38,658	24.9%	0.0%	3.7	—	—
2023/24	—	21.0	£44,460	17.6%	0.0%	2.8	—	—
2024/25	—	20.9	£48,421	1.7%	0.0%	3.5	—	—
2025/26	30.3	19.8	£49,575	—%	0.0%	—	3.8	7

Attendance

Overall absence

5.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

11.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.2%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25

Absence composition — 2024/25

Authorised 4.2%Unauthorised 0.9%

Absence — year-by-year table

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	4.0%	4.4%	-0.3pp	8.3%	3.0%	1.1%	433
2014/15	4.0%	4.5%	-0.5pp	8.3%	3.0%	1.0%	471
2015/16	4.4%	4.5%	-0.1pp	9.6%	3.1%	1.3%	488
2016/17	4.1%	4.6%	-0.5pp	7.7%	3.0%	1.1%	571
2017/18	4.3%	4.8%	-0.4pp	7.5%	3.2%	1.1%	601
2018/19	4.6%	4.6%	-0.0pp	10.7%	3.2%	1.4%	608
2020/21	2.8%	4.5%	-1.7pp	4.0%	2.1%	0.6%	606
2021/22	5.5%	7.1%	-1.6pp	12.1%	4.3%	1.3%	604
2022/23	6.8%	6.8%	-0.0pp	18.6%	5.3%	1.5%	569
2023/24	5.1%	6.6%	-1.4pp	11.9%	4.0%	1.2%	581
2024/25	5.0%	6.2%	-1.2pp	11.1%	4.2%	0.9%	576

Ofsted

Latest inspection

15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

Safeguarding:Effective

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.

Inspection history (1 earlier inspection)

Date	School name	Overall	Quality of education	Leadership	Safeguarding
17 Jun 2015	URN 113788	Good	—	Good	—