Learning Support Assistant
£18,621 a yearPart timeCloses 6 Nov
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTStart Date: ASAPPart Time, 31.25 hours per week, Monday - Friday term time only Scale H2 - £18,621 inclusive per annum (based on 31.25 hours per…
Support role
Monk's Walk School
Academy in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
- Head
- Matt Grinyer, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- Monk's Walk School
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 1,436
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Location
- Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01707322846
- Website
- monkswalk.herts.sch.uk
- Government identifier
- URN 138632 (register entry)
Vacancies (1)
Pupils (2025/26) 1,440 pupils · 46% girls · 17.3% eligible for free school meals · 9.4% with English as an additional language. DfE school census.
Special educational needs (2025/26) 210 (14.6%) on SEN support · 59 (4.1%) with an education, health and care plan. DfE, Special educational needs in England.
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 47.9 | 45.7% |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 51.6% |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 53.1% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2023 | 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 | 76.2 | 18.9 | – | 1 | £53,857 |
| 2024/25 | 78.6 | 18.3 | 12% | 0 | £50,293 |
| 2023/24 | 86.4 | 16.4 | 14% | 0 | £48,991 |
| 2022/23 | 81.5 | 17.1 | 12% | 0 | £45,459 |
| 2021/22 | 83.6 | 16.4 | 11% | 0 | £44,482 |
| 2020/21 | 81.3 | 16.5 | 6% | 0 | £43,838 |
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 81.8 | 16.4 | 7% | 0 | £41,699 |
| 2018/19 | 77.7 | 17.1 | 15% | 0 | £42,524 |
| 2017/18 | 80.1 | 16.5 | 23% | 0 | £41,099 |
| 2016/17 | 80.5 | 16.4 | 12% | 0 | £39,179 |
| 2015/16 | 71.6 | 18.4 | 19% | 0 | £43,254 |
| 2014/15 | 77.0 | 17.0 | 25% | 0 | £40,369 |
| 2013/14 | 74.6 | 16.8 | 18% | 0 | £37,425 |
| 2012/13 | 72.2 | 17.5 | 25% | 0 | £38,487 |
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 | 7.0% | 2.0% | 18.9% | 2.7% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 1.8% | 20.3% | 2.4% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 2.7% | 23.8% | 3.4% |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 3.8% | 26.2% | 4.1% |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 2.3% | 26.1% | 2.9% |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 1.0% | 7.7% | 0.9% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 1.1% | 9.2% | 1.1% |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 1.1% | 12.4% | 1.4% |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 0.9% | 9.9% | 0.8% |
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
9 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Learning Support Assistant (2), Teacher of Girls PE (2), Cover Supervisor. Last advertised October 2026.
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Sources
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.
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