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# Meppershall Church of England Academy

Meppershall Church of England Academy is a primary academy in Shefford, United Kingdom with 226 pupils, part of Poppy Hill Church of England Multi Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 13 March 2024. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: KS1 Class Teacher (closes 4 December) and After School Club Leader (closes 4 December). 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. [2 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Ellie Corcoran
- **Trust or group:** Poppy Hill Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Primary
- **Pupils:** 226 pupils · 55% girls · 15.5% eligible for free school meals · 2.5% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 16 (6.7%) on SEN support · 9 (3.8%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Central Bedfordshire
- **Location:** Shefford, SG17 5LZ, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01462813293
- **Visa sponsorship:** Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Poppy Hill Church of England Multi Academy Trust. — Register of licensed sponsors, 11 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
- **Website:** [meppershallschool.org.uk](https://www.meppershallschool.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 148640 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148640))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 13 March 2024

## Vacancies (2)

- [After School Club Leader](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2fub2bu9oge-after-school-club-leader) · Salary £3,632 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert) · Closes 4 Dec · Part time · Lunchtime and wraparound care · We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual / individuals to provide high quality after school provision for our children during term time who: Is committed to supervise…

- [KS1 Class Teacher](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2fw4699amb5-ks1-class-teacher) · Salary £34,069 to £46,940 a year · Closes 4 Dec · Starts January 2027 · Part time · Meppershall CofE Academy is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an inspirational class teacher to join us. This is a great opportunity to be part of something…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 4% |
| 2022/23 | 31% | 0% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 13 March 2024 | 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 | 6.8 | 33.1 | – | 0 | £49,877 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0 | 27.6 | 43% | 0 | £41,697 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6 | 32.1 | 23% | 1 | £39,059 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2 | 25.6 | 9% | 0 | £36,919 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7 | 14.6 | 19% | 0 | £36,041 |

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 | 6.2% | 1.1% | 22.9% | 0.0% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 1.2% | 18.4% | 1.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 1.0% | 24.6% | 1.8% |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 0.7% | 17.0% | 1.1% |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 0.3% | 23.9% | 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).

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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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