St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Sandy, United Kingdom with 165 pupils. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Play Team Member (closes 27 November).
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Head
Anita Whitehurst, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
165 pupils · 46% girls · 15.7% eligible for free school meals · 2.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
26 (15.1%) on SEN support · 19 (11.0%) with an education, health and care plan · has a SEN unit DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Salary £5,274 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 27 Nov
Part time
Play Team Member 1.75 hours per day at lunch time (8.75 hours per week)As a member of the play team, you will ensure all our children have meaningful lunchtime play every day. You…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
38%
0%
2023/24
41%
4%
2022/23
46%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
7 December 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
11.0
15.0
–
0
£55,251
2024/25
12.2
15.8
16%
0
£47,481
2023/24
10.4
20.8
19%
0
£48,325
2022/23
11.4
18.8
9%
0
£44,593
2021/22
10.6
19.2
9%
0
£42,502
2020/21
10.8
20.2
19%
0
£41,442
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
10.4
21.6
10%
0
£39,244
2018/19
10.6
20.6
9%
0
£37,972
2017/18
8.6
22.6
0%
0
£37,661
2016/17
8.4
19.2
24%
1
£36,325
2015/16
7.4
22.0
28%
0
£33,710
2014/15
8.4
18.0
13%
0
£31,049
2013/14
8.2
19.8
38%
0
£33,577
2012/13
8.2
18.1
49%
0
£32,472
2011/12
8.6
17.8
42%
0
£30,338
2010/11
8.7
16.9
46%
0
£30,963
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
4.8%
1.2%
9.2%
0.0%
2024/25
6.1%
1.2%
13.3%
2.4%
2023/24
5.4%
1.0%
11.7%
0.6%
2022/23
7.0%
1.4%
17.9%
2.2%
2021/22
8.5%
1.1%
29.6%
1.7%
2020/21
2.7%
0.8%
3.9%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.1%
1.1%
10.2%
1.1%
2017/18
4.9%
0.8%
6.8%
2.0%
2016/17
4.0%
0.4%
7.2%
2.4%
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
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 support. Most often advertised: Midday Supervisor. Last advertised September 2026.
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