St Richard's Catholic Primary School

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KS2 combined fell by 24ppStaff costs at 81.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.1%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,745.82

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

77.7%

DfE review threshold: 78%

Reserves

4.2%

of income

In-year balance

+4.5%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 24pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 61% to 37%.

Staff costs at 81.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.

In-year deficit of 1.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

1 February 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)59.0%

Expected standard (writing)65.0%

Expected standard (maths)54.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.37.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

12.7

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

24.7

Mean salary

£46,595

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.

5.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 275 pupils

Income and expenditure (5 years)

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	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.2m	80.3%	+£20k	£25k	1.6%	£4,847
2022/23	£1.6m	£1.6m	£1.3m	81.1%	-£12k	£13k	0.8%	£4,982
2023/24	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.4m	81.5%	-£18k	-£5k	-0.3%	£5,237
2024/25	£1.8m	£1.7m	£1.4m	77.7%	+£81k	£76k	4.2%	£5,746

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£946k

55% of spend

Support staff

£326k

19% of spend

Premises

£63k

4% of spend

Other costs

£259k

15% of spend

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%	65.0%	54.0%	37.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	61.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	67.0%	—

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)
2020/21	13.7	22.9	£41,079	8.8%	0.0%	2.1
2021/22	14.7	21.1	£40,281	13.6%	0.0%	5.9
2022/23	13.9	23.1	£41,162	14.4%	0.0%	6.5
2023/24	12.8	24.9	£43,101	6.3%	0.0%	3.9
2024/25	12.7	24.7	£46,595	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

3.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

5.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

3.2%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25

Absence composition — 2024/25

Authorised 3.2%Unauthorised 0.7%

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.1%	4.4%	-1.3pp	3.0%	2.8%	0.3%	201
2014/15	4.2%	4.5%	-0.3pp	7.5%	3.9%	0.3%	213
2015/16	3.7%	4.5%	-0.8pp	7.0%	3.2%	0.5%	229
2016/17	3.9%	4.6%	-0.7pp	6.3%	3.6%	0.4%	255
2017/18	3.8%	4.8%	-0.9pp	3.8%	3.4%	0.5%	263
2018/19	3.8%	4.6%	-0.9pp	4.7%	3.1%	0.7%	276
2020/21	2.2%	4.5%	-2.3pp	1.4%	2.0%	0.3%	275
2021/22	5.4%	7.1%	-1.7pp	11.4%	4.7%	0.7%	280
2022/23	4.5%	6.8%	-2.3pp	7.3%	3.6%	0.8%	276
2023/24	4.5%	6.6%	-2.0pp	8.6%	3.3%	1.2%	280
2024/25	3.9%	6.2%	-2.3pp	5.5%	3.2%	0.7%	275