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# Austin Friars

Austin Friars is an independent school in Carlisle, United Kingdom with 270 pupils. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of Biology – for November 2026 – Maternity Cover. It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

## From the register

Department for Education, Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

- **Head:** Christopher Hattam, Headteacher
- **Type:** Independent
- **Pupils:** 270 pupils · 48% girls — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 61 (21.9%) on SEN support · 4 (1.4%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Gender:** Mixed
- **Local authority:** Cumberland
- **Location:** Carlisle, CA3 9PB, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** +44 (0)1228 528042
- **Visa sponsorship:** Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A). — Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [austinfriars.co.uk](https://www.austinfriars.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 112453 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/112453))

## From the school

Its live vacancies, read from the school’s own careers page or the job service it advertises on.

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teacher of Biology – for November 2026 – Maternity Cover](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/209fkofvu36-teacher-of-biology-for-november-2026-maternity-cover) · Starts November 2026

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 37.9 | – |
| 2024/25 | 15.6 | 0.0% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4 | 0.0% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

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## Sources

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