Meal Time Assistant
Salary £26,016 a yearCloses 1 Dec
Part time
Mill Ford School
Mill Ford School is a special school in Plymouth, United Kingdom with 149 pupils. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 26 June 2024. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Meal Time Assistant (closes 1 December).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Claire Wills, Headteacher
- Type
- Special school
- Pupils
- 149 pupils · 30% girls · 54.4% eligible for free school meals · 10.1% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 149 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Plymouth
- Location
- Plymouth, PL5 2PY, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01752300270
- Website
- millfordschool.co.uk
- Register number
- URN 113651 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, inspected 26 June 2024
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% |
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2024 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |
| 4 May 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 | 19.3 | 7.7 | – | 1 | £50,744 |
| 2024/25 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 6% | 0 | £49,424 |
| 2023/24 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 23% | 0 | £48,002 |
| 2022/23 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 16% | 2 | £43,833 |
| 2021/22 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 21% | 2 | £44,868 |
| 2020/21 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 13% | 0 | £41,866 |
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 7% | 0 | £42,235 |
| 2018/19 | 14.8 | 6.9 | 7% | 0 | £41,069 |
| 2017/18 | 15.1 | 6.4 | 9% | 0 | £40,144 |
| 2016/17 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 6% | 0 | £40,247 |
| 2015/16 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 10% | 0 | £40,470 |
| 2014/15 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 19% | 0 | £41,454 |
| 2013/14 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 10% | 0 | £39,320 |
| 2012/13 | 16.6 | 5.9 | 21% | 0 | £37,645 |
| 2011/12 | 15.8 | 5.8 | 10% | 0 | £39,091 |
| 2010/11 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 8% | 0 | £39,583 |
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 | 10.1% | 1.9% | 28.7% | 3.3% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 1.7% | 30.5% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 2.7% | 29.3% | 2.8% |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 2.4% | 33.7% | 2.0% |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 2.0% | 41.4% | 1.9% |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 1.4% | 28.4% | 2.1% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 0.7% | 24.7% | 1.2% |
| 2017/18 | 9.2% | 1.6% | 29.6% | 0.0% |
| 2016/17 | 9.6% | 1.1% | 30.8% | 2.6% |
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
3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 support. Most often advertised: Meal Time Assistant (2), Grade C Teaching Assistant, full time term time. Last advertised September 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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