[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # Kings Ford Academy Kings Ford Academy is a primary academy in Colchester, United Kingdom with 152 pupils, part of Inspires Mat. Ofsted: Good, inspected 20 June 2018. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: SEN Learning Support Assistant (closes 20 November). - **Head:** Karen Jackson - **Trust or group:** Inspires Mat - **Type:** Academy, Primary - **Pupils:** 152 pupils · 39% girls · 29.6% eligible for free school meals · 17.1% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26 - **Special needs:** 27 (17.8%) on SEN support · 9 (5.9%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - **Local authority:** Essex - **Location:** Colchester, CO2 9AZ, United Kingdom - **Telephone:** 01206573807 - **Website:** [kingsfordacademy.co.uk](https://www.kingsfordacademy.co.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 142001 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142001)) - **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 20 June 2018 — Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, 21 November 2023) ## Vacancies (1) - [SEN Learning Support Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1fvh34896wi-sen-learning-support-assistant) · Closes 20 Nov · Part time, temporary · Teaching support · 15 hours per week, term time only. Working pattern Monday - Friday 8.45am - 12.00pm, this includes a 15-minute unpaid morning break. Scale 3 point 6, actual starting salary £9,080… ## Exam results | Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024/25 | 29% | 2% | | 2023/24 | 52% | 0% | | 2022/23 | 44% | 9% | Department for Education performance tables. ## Inspections | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 21 November 2023 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next | | 20 June 2018 | Graded inspection | 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 | 6.8 | 22.4 | – | 0 | £46,055 | | 2024/25 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 31% | 0 | £44,813 | | 2023/24 | 9.0 | 21.9 | 35% | 0 | £41,241 | | 2022/23 | 10.7 | 18.2 | 25% | 0 | £39,309 | | 2021/22 | 10.3 | 18.9 | 35% | 0 | £35,350 | | 2020/21 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 31% | 0 | £35,923 | 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 | 5.5% | 3.0% | 13.1% | 1.8% | | 2024/25 | 6.8% | 3.1% | 22.9% | 1.6% | | 2023/24 | 6.1% | 2.1% | 18.9% | 1.9% | | 2022/23 | 6.6% | 2.4% | 20.6% | 0.9% | | 2021/22 | 7.3% | 1.5% | 23.1% | 0.5% | | 2020/21 | 3.7% | 0.8% | 10.5% | 1.4% | 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 11 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 7 support. Most often advertised: Teacher (3), LSA (2), Caretaker. Last advertised October 2026. Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere. 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