Medina Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Portsmouth, United Kingdom with 204 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: SEN Teaching Assistant (closes 20 November), Pastoral Support Leader (closes 20 November) and Administration Manager (Primary) (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 3 live vacancies.
Head
A McGarvey, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
204 pupils · 54% girls · 46.1% eligible for free school meals · 11.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
35 (17.2%) on SEN support · 11 (5.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Medina Primary School is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and inclusive individual to work with ouramazing pupils. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working as a…
JOB PURPOSETo assist in the support and integration of children with special educational needs within a mainstream school To work proactively with children identified with their…
Are you:Someone who values connection and collaboration, and enjoys being the relational heart of a close-knit, one-form entry primary school community in Portsmouth?Highly…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
58%
3%
2023/24
47%
0%
2022/23
40%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
9.6
21.3
–
0
£48,846
2024/25
10.2
19.8
6%
0
£49,027
2023/24
10.2
20.1
29%
0
£43,900
2022/23
10.1
20.1
39%
0
£42,304
2021/22
10.2
20.4
2%
0
£39,564
2020/21
10.0
20.5
0%
0
£40,122
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
10.0
20.6
0%
0
£38,794
2018/19
12.2
16.8
16%
0
£40,064
2017/18
10.0
20.5
0%
0
£39,076
2016/17
10.0
20.3
10%
0
£39,965
2015/16
8.8
23.0
12%
0
£41,285
2014/15
10.7
19.4
33%
0
£37,605
2013/14
9.3
21.8
30%
0
£38,306
2012/13
10.4
19.3
48%
0
£38,770
2011/12
8.8
22.9
11%
0
£39,831
2010/11
10.2
19.2
13%
0
£38,707
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
5.5%
1.7%
13.8%
1.1%
2024/25
5.5%
2.7%
14.5%
0.6%
2023/24
4.7%
1.6%
11.7%
0.0%
2022/23
5.2%
2.0%
9.8%
0.6%
2021/22
7.3%
2.0%
23.6%
0.0%
2020/21
2.4%
0.9%
5.1%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.5%
1.6%
6.7%
0.0%
2017/18
5.1%
1.7%
14.5%
0.0%
2016/17
3.8%
1.3%
7.0%
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
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 2 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Year 4 Class Teacher (2), Clerk to Governors, Deputy Headteacher. Last advertised October 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. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.