Taylor Road Primary School

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In-year deficit of 1.8%Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,942.7

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

70.7%

DfE review threshold: 78%

Reserves

19.0%

of income

In-year balance

+2.2%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

No overall grade issued

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)67.0%

Expected standard (writing)69.0%

Expected standard (maths)86.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.59.0%

2024/25 · KS2

Workforce

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

28.7

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

22.1

Mean salary

£49,776

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 566 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	£4.1m	£3.8m	£2.9m	71.2%	+£340k	£600k	14.6%	£6,115
2022/23	£4.3m	£4.1m	£3.0m	68.8%	+£214k	£814k	18.9%	£6,728
2023/24	£4.0m	£4.1m	£3.0m	75.0%	-£74k	£740k	18.3%	£6,116
2024/25	£4.4m	£4.3m	£3.1m	70.7%	+£96k	£836k	19.0%	£6,943

Cost breakdown — 2024/25

Teaching staff

£1.7m

41% of spend

Support staff

£889k

21% of spend

Premises

£337k

8% of spend

Other costs

£858k

20% 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	67.0%	69.0%	86.0%	59.0%	—
2023/24	—%	—%	—%	64.0%	—
2022/23	—%	—%	—%	40.0%	—

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	33.0	21.4	£41,759	21.8%	0.0%	11.7
2021/22	30.0	22.4	£43,665	29.3%	0.0%	11.1
2022/23	28.4	22.6	£45,798	26.8%	0.0%	6.1
2023/24	28.2	23.5	£47,334	23.4%	0.0%	7.2
2024/25	28.7	22.1	£49,776	—%	0.0%	—

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absence

15.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

Authorised absence

4.0%

2024/25

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25

Absence composition — 2024/25

Authorised 4.0%Unauthorised 1.5%

Absence trend

Year	Overall	National avg	vs National	Persistent	Authorised	Unauthorised	Pupils
2013/14	3.0%	4.4%	-1.3pp	3.0%	2.9%	0.2%	497
2014/15	2.6%	4.5%	-1.9pp	3.0%	2.4%	0.2%	536
2015/16	4.2%	4.5%	-0.3pp	7.2%	3.8%	0.3%	567
2016/17	4.0%	4.6%	-0.6pp	8.9%	3.8%	0.3%	617
2017/18	4.5%	4.8%	-0.2pp	9.8%	4.1%	0.5%	623
2018/19	4.2%	4.6%	-0.4pp	9.3%	2.5%	1.7%	632
2020/21	4.0%	4.5%	-0.5pp	8.1%	3.3%	0.7%	631
2021/22	5.3%	7.1%	-1.8pp	13.9%	4.1%	1.3%	590
2022/23	7.3%	6.8%	+0.5pp	23.3%	5.2%	2.1%	584
2023/24	6.8%	6.6%	+0.3pp	21.7%	5.1%	1.7%	599
2024/25	5.5%	6.2%	-0.8pp	15.4%	4.0%	1.5%	566