Redcastle Family School is a state-maintained primary school in Thetford, United Kingdom with 265 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 15 November 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: EYFS Teaching & Learning Assistant L3 (closes 23 November).
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Head
James Julian, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
265 pupils · 47% girls · 33.2% eligible for free school meals · 30.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
46 (16.6%) on SEN support · 30 (10.8%) with an education, health and care plan · has a SEN unit DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Tel: 01842 752239 Email: office@rfs.norfolk.sch.uk Salary: Scale E £13.90- £14.59 per hour Permanent Part Time 30 hours per week Term Time + 1 week Required January 2027 Are you…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
70%
0%
2023/24
71%
6%
2022/23
71%
13%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
15 November 2022
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
14.7
18.0
–
0
£49,488
2024/25
16.3
15.9
12%
0
£44,578
2023/24
14.8
16.9
5%
0
£41,810
2022/23
13.5
18.1
15%
0
£38,621
2021/22
12.5
18.4
24%
0
£41,253
2020/21
11.9
19.4
8%
0
£40,216
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
11.5
20.1
34%
0
£38,612
2018/19
12.5
17.5
40%
0
£38,800
2017/18
11.8
18.6
17%
0
£38,138
2016/17
12.0
19.4
17%
0
£40,395
2015/16
12.8
18.0
6%
0
£37,412
2014/15
13.8
15.6
14%
0
£35,038
2013/14
9.0
21.9
22%
0
£40,950
2012/13
7.0
28.3
14%
0
£43,933
2011/12
9.8
19.0
29%
0
£36,270
2010/11
7.0
26.6
0%
0
£41,523
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
6.3%
1.6%
14.8%
1.9%
2024/25
5.6%
1.0%
10.9%
1.0%
2023/24
4.6%
1.4%
10.6%
1.9%
2022/23
6.6%
2.0%
14.8%
2.5%
2021/22
5.5%
0.9%
12.8%
0.5%
2020/21
3.2%
0.5%
8.2%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.3%
1.0%
8.3%
0.6%
2017/18
4.3%
0.6%
13.3%
0.0%
2016/17
4.0%
0.6%
7.9%
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).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: EYFS Teaching and Learning Assistant, KS2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Midday Supervisory Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
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