Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School is a state-maintained primary school in Hertford, United Kingdom with 200 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (Full time) (closes 20 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Helen Shay, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
200 pupils · 57% girls · 13.5% eligible for free school meals · 5.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
10 (4.8%) on SEN support · 11 (5.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are looking to expand our team of Teaching Assistants, to provide support to children in our wonderful village school where staff are passionate about providing the best…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
36%
5%
2023/24
48%
0%
2022/23
67%
7%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains 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
10.6
19.0
–
0
£52,645
2024/25
9.6
19.5
21%
0
£48,678
2023/24
8.6
21.7
0%
0
£43,539
2022/23
9.8
20.5
26%
0
£40,675
2021/22
10.2
20.3
25%
0
£40,762
2020/21
11.9
17.4
28%
0
£38,249
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
9.2
23.5
20%
0
£39,775
2018/19
9.5
23.2
19%
0
£37,233
2017/18
9.7
21.2
11%
0
£37,764
2016/17
9.6
22.0
0%
0
£37,882
2015/16
10.2
21.2
22%
0
£38,359
2014/15
9.3
23.4
1%
0
£37,870
2013/14
9.8
21.3
0%
0
£37,910
2012/13
9.0
22.9
11%
0
£37,952
2011/12
9.0
23.1
11%
0
£37,497
2010/11
9.8
21.0
10%
0
£36,513
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
6.2%
0.7%
17.9%
0.7%
2024/25
7.2%
0.8%
18.8%
4.0%
2023/24
7.1%
1.0%
20.7%
3.0%
2022/23
5.7%
0.7%
13.4%
0.0%
2021/22
4.8%
0.9%
13.4%
0.6%
2020/21
2.2%
0.3%
1.7%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.2%
0.6%
4.9%
0.0%
2017/18
3.3%
0.6%
5.3%
0.0%
2016/17
3.4%
0.5%
4.7%
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
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant (2), Attendance & Administration Officer, KS2/KS1 Teacher. Last advertised September 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. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.