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# Edith Cavell Primary School

Edith Cavell Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Bedford, United Kingdom with 271 pupils, part of The Leap Community Trust. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Midday Supervisory Assistant (closes 7 December).

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

- **Head:** Heather Cooke, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** The Leap Community Trust
- **Type:** State-maintained, Primary
- **Pupils:** 271 pupils · 58% girls · 31.5% eligible for free school meals · 28.4% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 58 (19.9%) on SEN support · 8 (2.7%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Bedford
- **Location:** Bedford, MK41 7NH, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01234345636
- **Website:** [edithcavellprimary.co.uk](https://www.edithcavellprimary.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 109433 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109433))

## Vacancies (1)

- [Midday Supervisory Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/09p6bqq4nlg-midday-supervisory-assistant) · Salary £13.28 an hour · Closes 7 Dec · Part time · Lunchtime and wraparound care · We wish to appoint practical, cheerful and well-motivated Midday Supervisors to join our friendly lunchtime team. The successful applicants will be required to support pupils in…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 5% |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 3% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 13.6 | 20.0 | – | 0 | £47,361 |
| 2024/25 | 13.9 | 19.8 | 12% | 0 | £40,292 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 4% | 0 | £41,065 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0 | 21.9 | 15% | 0 | £42,826 |
| 2021/22 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 22% | 0 | £37,735 |
| 2020/21 | 13.6 | 19.6 | 0% | 0 | £35,460 |

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% | 1.3% | 11.8% | 1.3% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 1.8% | 17.1% | 5.3% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 2.8% | 20.8% | 2.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 1.4% | 23.9% | 3.8% |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 1.1% | 13.1% | 2.7% |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 0.5% | 6.6% | 0.4% |

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

2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Pre-School Class Teacher, Teaching Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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