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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).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [2 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **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](https://www.layfieldprimary.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 146017 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146017))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 25 January 2023

## Vacancies (2)

- [Cleaner](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1pyot4rw4cp-cleaner) · Closes 4 Dec · Part time · Site, 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](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0jzkoi0nm51-early-year-key-stage-1-teaching-assistant-level) · Closes 7 Dec · Full time, part time · Teaching 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

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 4% |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 4% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25 January 2023 | 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 | 8.9 | 23.4 | – | 0 | £53,199 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 20% | 0 | £47,550 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1 | 19.1 | 20% | 0 | £46,916 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 10% | 0 | £42,306 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0 | 22.0 | 0% | 0 | £42,514 |
| 2020/21 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 20% | 0 | £41,742 |

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 | 4.1% | 0.9% | 12.2% | 0.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 1.0% | 9.3% | 1.2% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 1.1% | 12.9% | 1.3% |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 0.8% | 8.2% | 0.6% |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 0.6% | 19.5% | 0.0% |
| 2020/21 | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 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

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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