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Sandgate School

Sandgate School is a special school in Kendal, United Kingdom with 166 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 4 vacancies, including SEND Class Teacher (closes 4 December), Relief Teaching Assistant (closes 30 November) and Midday Supervisor (closes 30 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 4 live vacancies.

Head
Daniel Hinton, Headteacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
166 pupils · 34% girls · 32.5% eligible for free school meals · 4.8% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
2 (1.2%) on SEN support · 164 (98.8%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Location
Kendal, LA9 6JG, United Kingdom
Telephone
01539792100
Website
sandgateschool.org.uk
Register number
URN 112465 (register entry)

Vacancies (4)

SEND Class Teacher

Closes 4 Dec

Full time

The successful candidate will deliver a broad, balanced, engaging and highly personalised curriculum that meets the diverse needs of our learners. They will support pupils to…

Relief Teaching Assistant

Salary £15.31 an hourCloses 30 Nov

Full timeTeaching support

Our relief staff work on an ad-hoc basis when our permanent staff require cover. Sometimes requests are in advance but often work is at short notice to cover absence. Whilst…

Midday Supervisor

Salary £13.28 to £13.48 an hourCloses 30 Nov

Part timeLunchtime and wraparound care

This role is to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and enjoyment for our children during the lunchtime. The successful candidate will play a crucial part in creating a positive and…

Cleaning Operative

Salary £13.28 an hourCloses 30 Nov

Part timeSite, facilities and transport

Requirements; Previous cleaning experience preferred but training and mentoring will be given Reliable and hardworking, with a keen eye for detail Able to undertake all cleaning…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & mathsKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2025/26 provisional0.40.0%––
2024/25––0%0%
2022/23––0%0%

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.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2624.86.7–0£39,955
2024/2524.06.34%0£42,683
2023/2419.55.98%0£38,835
2022/2318.86.313%0£37,683
2021/2217.16.76%0£39,542
2020/2117.06.219%0£38,781
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2016.05.86%1£41,316
2018/1912.07.18%0£42,596
2017/1812.85.98%0£39,808
2016/1711.45.79%0£41,633
2015/1611.36.39%0£40,033
2014/1510.56.711%0£41,222
2010/119.36.311%0£42,906

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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/2611.2%0.8%34.4%3.9%
2024/259.7%1.3%34.5%1.8%
2023/249.6%1.8%28.7%2.3%
2022/238.9%0.6%39.0%0.0%
2021/2210.4%0.9%33.0%4.5%
2020/216.1%0.1%13.0%2.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/197.0%0.1%19.7%1.6%
2017/187.7%0.1%21.8%1.8%
2016/179.0%0.1%14.9%4.3%

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).

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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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