The Bellbird Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Cambridge, United Kingdom with 426 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 9 July 2024. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Year 2 Class Teacher- the Bellbird Primary School (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
James Puxley, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
426 pupils · 54% girls · 14.1% eligible for free school meals · 17.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
56 (13.1%) on SEN support · 12 (2.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
The Governors of The Bellbird Primary School are excited to offer an opportunity for a committed, enthusiastic, and highly motivated teacher to join our warm and welcoming…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
70%
2%
2023/24
53%
3%
2022/23
40%
2%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
19 March 2019
Short inspection
Remained 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
20.5
20.8
–
0
£47,278
2024/25
19.1
21.5
22%
0
£42,201
2023/24
18.7
22.2
21%
0
£41,753
2022/23
19.2
21.9
19%
0
£40,069
2021/22
18.4
21.8
11%
0
£41,557
2020/21
17.6
22.2
11%
0
£39,718
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
17.4
20.9
13%
0
£37,115
2018/19
15.3
21.3
21%
0
£35,497
2017/18
14.5
22.1
17%
0
£35,790
2016/17
16.1
19.1
17%
0
£35,658
2015/16
12.1
22.5
0%
0
£36,351
2014/15
9.5
25.7
11%
0
£38,065
2013/14
12.2
19.7
23%
0
£34,145
2012/13
12.3
20.2
15%
0
£33,788
2011/12
11.1
23.3
16%
0
£36,882
2010/11
11.4
21.3
5%
0
£36,325
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
3.7%
0.6%
7.8%
0.0%
2024/25
3.5%
0.5%
8.5%
0.0%
2023/24
4.2%
0.6%
10.0%
0.6%
2022/23
5.4%
0.4%
13.3%
0.6%
2021/22
5.7%
0.5%
14.8%
0.8%
2020/21
2.5%
0.3%
6.6%
0.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.4%
0.5%
4.7%
0.4%
2017/18
4.3%
0.5%
10.4%
0.0%
2016/17
3.4%
0.5%
7.8%
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
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: Midday Supervisor Term time only (2), Teaching Assistant (2), Cleaner. Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
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.