Battling Brook Primary School is a primary academy in Hinckley, United Kingdom with 602 pupils, part of Battling Brook Primary School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 18 June 2024. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: KS1 Teaching Assistant (closes 16 November) and Childcare and Education Assistant (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Lisa Mathie, Headteacher
Trust or group
Battling Brook Primary School
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
602 pupils · 45% girls · 15.1% eligible for free school meals · 7.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
124 (20.6%) on SEN support · 13 (2.2%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £12,312 to £12,588 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 16 Nov
Part timeTeaching support
Are you a caring, adaptable Teaching Assistant who enjoys helping every pupil feel included and make progress?Battling Brook are looking to recruit a part time teacher assistant.…
We do what’s right for the children in our context, no matter their background. If you have a strong commitment to becoming part of team delivering high standards of teaching and…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
41%
0%
2023/24
49%
6%
2022/23
52%
7%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
18 June 2024
Graded inspection
Good
3 October 2018
Short inspection
Remained Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
27.8
21.7
–
0
£45,475
2024/25
28.8
20.1
10%
0
£44,967
2023/24
26.9
22.1
16%
0
£44,054
2022/23
25.9
22.9
3%
0
£42,020
2021/22
26.7
22.6
9%
0
£40,949
2020/21
28.1
21.3
9%
0
£40,698
Earlier years (2013/14 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
25.0
24.1
2%
0
£38,545
2018/19
26.6
22.7
5%
0
£37,755
2017/18
25.9
23.8
12%
0
£34,674
2016/17
27.5
22.4
13%
0
£34,532
2015/16
28.3
21.5
14%
0
£34,263
2014/15
27.0
21.9
23%
0
£35,317
2013/14
25.4
21.8
8%
0
£34,842
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.3%
0.7%
8.7%
0.2%
2024/25
4.1%
0.6%
7.4%
0.0%
2023/24
4.3%
0.6%
10.3%
0.2%
2022/23
4.6%
0.4%
10.4%
0.0%
2021/22
5.6%
0.3%
13.2%
0.0%
2020/21
2.2%
0.2%
3.3%
0.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
2.9%
0.5%
2.8%
0.0%
2017/18
3.4%
0.5%
4.9%
0.0%
2016/17
3.4%
0.5%
5.6%
0.2%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Childcare and Education Assistant. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.