Marlborough School is a special school in Sidcup, United Kingdom with 92 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant/Higher Level Teaching Assistant (closes 30 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Elizabeth Smith, Head Teacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
92 pupils · 30% girls · 33.7% eligible for free school meals · 39.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 92 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Bexley
Location
Sidcup, DA15 9DP, United Kingdom
Telephone
02083006896
Visa sponsorship
Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A). Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
We have a unique opportunity to join our team as TA/HLTA cover role.We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Classroom Teaching Assistant/HLTA to support teaching and learning…
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
10 June 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains 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
16.2
5.7
–
0
£57,320
2024/25
14.2
6.2
20%
0
£56,004
2023/24
13.4
6.6
10%
0
£48,021
2022/23
15.2
5.3
17%
0
£47,908
2021/22
15.6
5.4
10%
0
£44,447
2020/21
12.5
6.1
16%
1
£46,777
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
9.8
7.9
6%
3
£51,192
2018/19
11.9
6.8
61%
0
£47,322
2017/18
11.5
6.6
9%
0
£46,400
2016/17
12.4
6.0
29%
0
£44,363
2015/16
13.4
5.4
15%
0
£43,667
2014/15
12.2
5.5
8%
0
£43,203
2013/14
10.4
7.2
15%
0
£43,340
2012/13
17.6
4.5
45%
0
£42,860
2011/12
12.8
6.0
8%
0
£42,371
2010/11
12.8
6.0
11%
0
£40,800
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
14.7%
5.2%
32.1%
8.9%
2024/25
12.4%
3.0%
34.0%
6.4%
2023/24
12.0%
4.0%
32.2%
3.4%
2022/23
9.5%
1.2%
38.2%
1.8%
2021/22
9.6%
0.1%
23.3%
5.0%
2020/21
10.6%
0.0%
20.0%
6.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.8%
0.1%
19.6%
0.0%
2017/18
6.6%
0.0%
27.7%
2.1%
2016/17
5.3%
0.0%
15.2%
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: Class Teacher, Lunchtime Supervisor. Last advertised June 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
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.