English and Drama Teacher
Salary MPS/UPSCloses 23 Nov
Full time
The Job:Pleckgate High School seek to appoint an English & Drama Teacher on a full time and permanent contract. We are looking for an experienced English and/or drama teacher who…
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate High School is a secondary academy in Blackburn, United Kingdom with 1,339 pupils, part of Education Partnership Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 5 June 2024. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: English and Drama Teacher (closes 23 November) and Catering Assistant (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
- Head
- A McGinty, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- Education Partnership Trust
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 1,339 pupils · 44% girls · 24.0% eligible for free school meals · 26.7% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 199 (14.9%) on SEN support · 29 (2.2%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Location
- Blackburn, BB1 8QA, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01254249134
- Website
- pleckgate.com
- Register number
- URN 142088 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, inspected 5 June 2024
Vacancies (2)
Catering Assistant
Salary £19,788 a yearCloses 16 Nov
Part timeCatering
The Job:Pleckgate High School seek to appoint a Catering Assistant on a permanent contract working 32.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday 07:45-14:45, over 39 weeks per year. The…
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 46.8 | 43.0% |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 47.1% |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 43.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2024 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |
| 29 March 2023 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
| 29 January 2019 | Graded inspection | Outstanding |
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 | 71.9 | 18.6 | – | 0 | £47,956 |
| 2024/25 | 76.0 | 17.8 | 13% | 0 | £44,795 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 18.7 | 15% | 0 | £45,580 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 19.3 | 9% | 0 | £42,423 |
| 2021/22 | 70.7 | 18.4 | 21% | 0 | £44,342 |
| 2020/21 | 71.6 | 17.2 | 10% | 2 | £43,596 |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 63.8 | 18.1 | 9% | 0 | £43,022 |
| 2018/19 | 64.9 | 16.7 | 20% | 0 | £42,062 |
| 2017/18 | 62.3 | 17.1 | 10% | 1 | £41,152 |
| 2016/17 | 68.9 | 15.8 | 21% | 0 | £40,742 |
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 | 6.9% | 2.1% | 20.4% | 1.0% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 2.1% | 20.2% | 1.3% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 2.3% | 23.6% | 1.4% |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 2.4% | 23.7% | 1.7% |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 1.6% | 21.6% | 0.9% |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 1.4% | 12.8% | 1.4% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 0.9% | 9.5% | 0.6% |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 1.4% | 15.4% | 0.7% |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 1.3% | 15.2% | 1.2% |
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, 4 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Religious Education Teacher (2), Art Teacher, Assistant Head of Mathematics. 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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