Katherine Semar Infant School

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

59 places offered · 59 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (Essex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Essex 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Essex 3%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Essex 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Essex 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Essex 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Essex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Essex 3%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Essex 1%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Essex 4%, England 5%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.56 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Essex: 3.26 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

36.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,156; 10% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 14% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£54,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared