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Shirley Community Primary School

Shirley Community Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Cambridge, United Kingdom with 303 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 6 March 2024. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Midday Supervisor (closes 30 November).

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Head
Claire Smalley, Co-Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
303 pupils · 51% girls · 41.6% eligible for free school meals · 24.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
63 (20.8%) on SEN support · 20 (6.6%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Location
Cambridge, CB4 1TF, United Kingdom
Telephone
01223712252
Website
shirley.cambs.sch.uk
Register number
URN 110663 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 6 March 2024

Vacancies (1)

Midday Supervisor

Salary £13.28 an hourCloses 30 Nov

Part timeLunchtime and wraparound care

Job Role: Midday Supervisor Grade: Scale 1 - Point 3 (£13.28 an hour)Hours of duty: 7.5 hours per week, working 11:45 - 1:15pm Monday - Friday, term time only Responsible to…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2543%8%
2023/2444%9%
2022/2350%5%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
6 March 2024Graded inspectionGood
9 March 2018Graded inspectionGood

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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2616.917.9–0£47,882
2024/2517.919.228%0£45,984
2023/2417.919.429%0£42,972
2022/2317.421.722%0£36,771
2021/2218.420.249%0£40,558
2020/2120.917.312%0£37,626
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2019.420.229%0£39,163
2018/1920.918.719%0£35,186
2017/1819.620.129%0£34,980
2016/1725.615.523%0£32,590
2015/1625.416.523%0£31,642
2014/1523.617.99%0£32,817
2013/1421.419.624%0£32,447
2012/1321.619.419%0£33,111
2011/1222.917.619%0£33,113
2010/1117.622.219%0£34,624

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
2025/268.4%1.6%24.7%3.2%
2024/258.5%1.6%30.0%1.5%
2023/248.2%1.3%23.7%2.9%
2022/238.0%1.4%28.1%1.8%
2021/229.0%1.9%29.0%3.3%
2020/219.7%1.9%25.2%9.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/196.5%1.7%20.3%2.2%
2017/186.2%1.4%22.2%1.1%
2016/175.3%1.7%14.4%1.7%

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: Teaching Assistant (2), Class teacher, Finance Assistant & Administrator. Last advertised October 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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