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# Haynes Lower School

Haynes Lower School is a state-maintained primary school in Bedford, United Kingdom with 125 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 3 July 2023. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teaching Assistant – Supporting a child with SEND (closes 30 November) and Teaching Assistant – Supporting children with SEND in NURSERY (closes 30 November).

- **Head:** Sarah Hearn, Head Teacher
- **Type:** State-maintained, Primary
- **Pupils:** 125 pupils · 55% girls · 5.1% eligible for free school meals · 12.5% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 17 (12.5%) on SEN support · 9 (6.6%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Central Bedfordshire
- **Location:** Bedford, MK45 3PR, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01234381225
- **Website:** [hayneslowerschool.co.uk](https://www.hayneslowerschool.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 109456 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109456))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 3 July 2023

## Vacancies (2)

- [Teaching Assistant – Supporting a child with SEND](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/20pri4ty4vr-teaching-assistant-supporting-a-child-with-send) · Salary £25,614 to £26,016 a year · Closes 30 Nov · Part time · Teaching support · Teaching Assistant - Supporting a child with SEND: working 1:1 Monday - Friday 22.5 hours per week: 08.30 - 13.00 NJC Scale Level 2A Term Time Only and 5 Training Days per…

- [Teaching Assistant – Supporting children with SEND in NURSERY](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0cni7geak34-teaching-assistant-supporting-children-with-send-in-nursery) · Salary £26,428 a year · Closes 30 Nov · Part time · Teaching support · Teaching Assistant - Supporting a child with SEND: working 1:1 Monday, Tuesday and Friday 19.5 hours per week: 08.30 - 15.30 with half an hour unpaid lunch NJC Scale Level 3A Term…

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 7.3 | 17.2 | – | 0 | £40,920 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1 | 19.3 | 11% | 0 | £41,329 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4 | 22.8 | 0% | 0 | £41,161 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0 | 22.1 | 67% | 0 | £38,085 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0 | 21.5 | 67% | 0 | £38,503 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0 | 20.8 | 0% | 0 | £38,327 |

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 | 3.3% | 0.8% | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 0.8% | 9.1% | 2.6% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 1.5% | 11.8% | 2.1% |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 0.8% | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| 2021/22 | 4.7% | 0.8% | 9.7% | 0.0% |
| 2020/21 | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% |

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

3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant (2), KS1 Class Teacher. Last advertised September 2026.

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## Sources

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

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