Mapledown School is a special school in London, United Kingdom with 114 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Administrative Assistant (closes 20 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Sandra Chaaya, Headteacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
114 pupils · 26% girls · 52.6% eligible for free school meals · 66.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 114 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are looking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic and highly organised Admin Assistant to join our supportive office team at Mapledown School.This is a varied role and an…
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
28 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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
20.1
5.7
–
0
£50,736
2024/25
20.7
5.5
13%
0
£46,830
2023/24
23.1
4.9
14%
0
£45,617
2022/23
22.0
5.2
7%
0
£44,196
2021/22
21.6
4.8
15%
0
£49,157
2020/21
18.8
4.8
0%
0
£46,268
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
15.6
5.4
6%
0
£47,826
2018/19
17.5
4.4
12%
0
£47,174
2017/18
18.3
4.2
16%
0
£45,735
2016/17
17.8
4.2
22%
0
£47,166
2015/16
17.8
4.0
11%
0
£47,215
2014/15
18.0
4.1
8%
0
£47,802
2013/14
16.6
3.9
0%
0
£43,915
2012/13
15.3
4.3
16%
0
£42,121
2011/12
16.4
3.6
13%
0
£41,988
2010/11
14.6
3.8
0%
0
£43,571
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
13.4%
0.7%
43.2%
5.4%
2024/25
14.1%
1.5%
50.0%
4.0%
2023/24
11.8%
0.2%
33.8%
4.0%
2022/23
17.8%
2.8%
43.4%
8.4%
2021/22
19.9%
1.0%
49.3%
13.3%
2020/21
13.7%
0.1%
36.2%
7.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
12.1%
0.0%
35.2%
7.4%
2017/18
10.9%
0.0%
41.3%
2.2%
2016/17
8.3%
0.0%
23.4%
2.1%
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: 2 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant (2). Last advertised July 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.