Monksmead School is a state-maintained primary school in Borehamwood, United Kingdom with 208 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: SEN 1:1 Learning Support Assistant (closes 23 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Lisa Bub, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
208 pupils · 48% girls · 18.8% eligible for free school meals · 33.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
24 (11.5%) on SEN support · 25 (12.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are excited to invite applications for the role of SEN 1:1 Learning Support Assistant at our school. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and committed individual to support…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
48%
0%
2023/24
52%
7%
2022/23
48%
11%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
16 November 2022
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
9.1
22.9
–
0
£41,089
2024/25
9.3
22.1
11%
0
£42,708
2023/24
9.8
20.3
0%
0
£41,921
2022/23
10.2
22.2
10%
0
£39,779
2021/22
9.6
23.8
0%
0
£39,630
2020/21
8.6
27.7
12%
0
£40,260
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
10.9
21.8
23%
0
£40,397
2018/19
9.9
24.2
20%
0
£38,910
2017/18
11.3
23.1
18%
0
£37,863
2016/17
9.4
26.6
18%
0
£37,619
2015/16
10.4
24.1
10%
0
£36,008
2014/15
10.2
22.1
10%
0
£38,589
2013/14
9.2
24.6
11%
0
£38,307
2012/13
9.7
22.9
10%
0
£38,892
2011/12
11.0
20.2
30%
0
£36,531
2010/11
10.3
21.6
6%
0
£36,083
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
6.5%
1.4%
21.6%
0.5%
2024/25
5.6%
0.9%
16.9%
1.1%
2023/24
6.6%
1.5%
20.1%
1.6%
2022/23
5.7%
0.5%
13.2%
0.6%
2021/22
8.2%
0.9%
31.0%
0.0%
2020/21
1.8%
0.4%
3.9%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.5%
0.9%
9.3%
0.6%
2017/18
3.8%
0.5%
6.6%
0.0%
2016/17
3.5%
0.5%
5.4%
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: 2 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: SEN1:1 Learning Support Assistant (2), Class Teacher, HLTA / PPA Cover. Last advertised September 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.