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Layfield Primary School

Layfield Primary School is a primary academy in Yarm, United Kingdom with 210 pupils, part of Spark Education Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 25 January 2023. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Cleaner (closes 4 December) and Early Year / Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant Level 4 (closes 7 December).

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Head
Sharon Lock, Headteacher
Trust or group
Spark Education Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
210 pupils · 52% girls · 22.1% eligible for free school meals · 6.9% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
27 (12.4%) on SEN support · 5 (2.3%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Location
Yarm, TS15 9TF, United Kingdom
Telephone
01642786153
Website
layfieldprimary.org.uk
Register number
URN 146017 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 25 January 2023

Vacancies (2)

Cleaner

Closes 4 Dec

Part timeSite, facilities and transport

We seek to appoint a Cleaner with a commitment to achieving our high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, with experience of working as part of a team and the ability to work to…

Early Year / Key Stage 1 Teaching Assistant Level 4

Closes 7 Dec

Full time, part timeTeaching support

We seeking to appoint a highly motivated Level 4 Early Years qualified teaching assistant to join our friendly and welcoming school. The role will be primarily based in our Early…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2569%15%
2023/2465%4%
2022/2365%4%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
25 January 2023Graded inspectionGood

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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/268.923.4–0£53,199
2024/259.920.820%0£47,550
2023/2410.119.120%0£46,916
2022/2310.019.910%0£42,306
2021/229.022.00%0£42,514
2020/2110.019.920%0£41,742
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/209.522.20%0£39,710
2018/198.025.10%0£41,146

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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/264.1%0.9%12.2%0.6%
2024/253.8%1.0%9.3%1.2%
2023/244.6%1.1%12.9%1.3%
2022/234.8%0.8%8.2%0.6%
2021/226.6%0.6%19.5%0.0%
2020/211.9%0.5%3.0%0.0%
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.9%0.7%9.3%0.6%

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: Classroom Teacher Early Years/Key Stage 1, Early Years Teaching Assistant Level 3. Last advertised July 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. 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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