Hornbeam Primary School is a primary academy in Deal, United Kingdom with 207 pupils, part of Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: SENSA (Special Educational Needs Support Assistant) (closes 7 December).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Siobhan Harkins, Headteacher
Trust or group
Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
207 pupils · 48% girls · 36.2% eligible for free school meals · 1.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
30 (14.5%) on SEN support · 7 (3.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are seeking a motivated and nurturing Special Educational Needs Support Assistant (SENSA) to join the team at Hornbeam Primary School. This is a rewarding opportunity to…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
58%
0%
2023/24
51%
2%
2022/23
63%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
10 October 2023
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
10.2
20.2
–
0
£47,049
2024/25
10.0
20.1
14%
0
£47,120
2023/24
11.0
21.3
27%
0
£42,709
2022/23
10.2
23.3
10%
0
£41,090
2021/22
10.1
23.3
30%
0
£40,427
2020/21
10.1
23.2
0%
0
£40,026
Earlier years (2019/20 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
11.1
21.6
27%
0
£39,709
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
5.8%
0.8%
16.0%
0.0%
2024/25
5.8%
0.6%
13.5%
0.0%
2023/24
5.5%
0.5%
13.9%
0.5%
2022/23
6.3%
0.2%
22.2%
0.5%
2021/22
4.9%
0.3%
13.1%
0.0%
2020/21
3.4%
0.6%
8.7%
0.5%
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).
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.