Teacher of Geography
Closes 27 NovStarts 1 January 2027
Full time
An experienced and enthusiastic Teacher of Geography is required for 1 January 2027 tor 1 April 2027 to teach at The Charles Dickens School.The successful candidate should be well…
The Charles Dickens School
The Charles Dickens School is a secondary academy in Broadstairs, United Kingdom with 1,117 pupils, part of Barton Court Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 28 March 2023. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of Geography (closes 27 November) and Temporary Teaching Assistant – TTO + 1 SDD (closes 20 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
- Head
- Kristy Harrison
- Trust or group
- Barton Court Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 1,117 pupils · 50% girls · 42.5% eligible for free school meals · 8.6% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 227 (20.3%) on SEN support · 25 (2.2%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Kent
- Location
- Broadstairs, CT10 2RL, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01843862988
- Visa sponsorship
- Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Barton Court Academy Trust.
Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does. - Website
- cds.kent.sch.uk
- Register number
- URN 144015 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Good, inspected 28 March 2023
Vacancies (2)
Temporary Teaching Assistant – TTO + 1 SDD
Closes 20 Nov
Full time, part time, temporaryTeaching support
The Trustees are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work with classroom teachers to support the delivery of quality teaching and learning and to help raise standards of…
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 42.8 | 29.5% |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 28.6% |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 30.8% |
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.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 25 June 2019 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
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 | 63.1 | 17.7 | – | 0 | £60,023 |
| 2024/25 | 64.2 | 17.3 | 8% | 0 | £56,905 |
| 2023/24 | 63.5 | 17.6 | 15% | 0 | £51,957 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0 | 17.6 | 11% | 2 | £46,654 |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 17.2 | 24% | 0 | £45,003 |
| 2020/21 | 62.3 | 17.9 | 12% | 0 | £44,599 |
Earlier years (2017/18 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 58.3 | 18.9 | 19% | 0 | £43,476 |
| 2018/19 | 59.8 | 18.2 | 33% | 0 | £40,647 |
| 2017/18 | 62.5 | 17.4 | 34% | 2 | £38,167 |
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 | 8.1% | 4.8% | 23.7% | 4.3% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.1% | 26.2% | 4.6% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 4.2% |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.3% | 27.7% | 2.6% |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 6.2% | 32.4% | 4.4% |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 5.0% | 18.5% | 1.4% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 3.4% | 14.3% | 1.3% |
| 2017/18 | 8.5% | 5.2% | 26.2% | 2.6% |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.4% | 18.7% | 2.6% |
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
15 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 7 teaching, 6 support, 2 leadership. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant for Alternative Provisions (2), Assistant Head of Year, Behaviour & Pastoral Support Assistant. Last advertised November 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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