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# Lord Williams's School

Lord Williams's School is a secondary academy in Thame, United Kingdom with 2,259 pupils, part of Thame Partnership Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 17 May 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 4 vacancies, including Teacher of Religious Studies (closes 16 November), Teacher of Science (temporary maternity cover) (closes 16 November) and Site Manager – Lower School (closes 16 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [4 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Neil Dimbleby, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** Thame Partnership Academy Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 2,259 pupils · 48% girls · 13.4% eligible for free school meals · 6.2% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 216 (9.6%) on SEN support · 124 (5.5%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Oxfordshire
- **Location:** Thame, OX9 2AQ, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01844210510
- **Visa sponsorship:** Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Thame Partnership Academy Trust. — Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk](http://www.lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 138667 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138667))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 17 May 2022

## Vacancies (4)

- [Teacher of Religious Studies](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2des5abpj62-teacher-of-religious-studies) · Salary £32,916 to £51,048 a year · Closes 16 Nov · Full time, part time · The Humanities Faculty The faculty currently consists of 31 teaching staff (full-time and part-time) along with a part-time administration assistant. While teachers focus…

- [Assistant Librarian](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0ue1qgcisxn-assistant-librarian) · Salary £10,679 to £26,429 a year · Closes 18 Nov · Part time · Administration and business · Main Duties: Deal with enquiries from students and teaching staff for books and information Issue and return library resources and retrieve overdue books Handle Petty Cash Shelve…

- [Teacher of Science (temporary maternity cover)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1deh6wo888u-teacher-of-science-temporary-maternity-cover) · Salary £32,916 to £51,048 a year · Closes 16 Nov · Full time, part time · The Science Faculty Most teachers work mainly on one site, but have a programme which includes teaching across the whole school. The faculty structure is currently:Head of Faculty…

- [Site Manager – Lower School](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/18lztnrvx14-site-manager-lower-school) · Salary £32,578 to £35,571 a year · Closes 16 Nov · Full time · Site, facilities and transport · Key Responsibilities Facilities and Premises Management Assist and manage your team in undertaking minor repairs to fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment, in line with…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 47.1 | 51.2% |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 47.8% |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 49.2% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 17 May 2022 | 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 | 122.5 | 18.4 | – | 0 | £53,045 |
| 2024/25 | 124.6 | 18.4 | 15% | 0 | £50,168 |
| 2023/24 | 122.5 | 18.6 | 18% | 0 | £45,329 |
| 2022/23 | 116.6 | 19.1 | 7% | 0 | £42,485 |
| 2021/22 | 121.6 | 18.1 | 14% | 0 | £42,204 |
| 2020/21 | 115.1 | 18.9 | 13% | 0 | £42,936 |

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 | 10.2% | 3.1% | 24.1% | 5.3% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 3.0% | 26.2% | 6.4% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 3.0% | 27.9% | 5.3% |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 2.5% | 26.8% | 3.3% |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 1.8% | 30.6% | 2.5% |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 1.0% | 16.1% | 1.9% |

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

24 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 10 teaching, 14 support. Most often advertised: Inclusion Officer (2), Learning Support Assistant (2), Senior Learning Support Assistant (2). Last advertised October 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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