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The Dales School

The Dales School is a special school in Blyth, United Kingdom with 236 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Midday Supervisory Assistant – SEND Primary School (closes 17 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.

Head
Sue Fisher, Head Teacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
236 pupils · 26% girls · 61.0% eligible for free school meals · 1.7% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 236 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Northumberland
Location
Blyth, NE24 4RE, United Kingdom
Telephone
01670352556
Website
thedales.northumberland.sch.uk
Register number
URN 122388 (register entry)

Vacancies (1)

Midday Supervisory Assistant – SEND Primary School

Salary £13.48 an hourCloses 17 Nov

Full time, part timeLunchtime and wraparound care

Are you ready to be the highlight of a child’s day?The Dales School are looking for enthusiastic Midday Supervisory Assistants (Dinner Staff) to join our incredible team. We are a…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/250%0%
2023/240%0%
2022/230%0%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
31 January 2024Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Outstanding
18 September 2018Short inspectionRemained Outstanding

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
2025/2634.86.8–0£49,916
2024/2534.06.211%0£43,566
2023/2430.66.313%0£43,904
2022/2328.86.55%0£41,190
2021/2224.66.911%0£37,916
2020/2127.35.427%0£37,669
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2022.16.45%0£38,555
2018/1916.85.822%0£40,517
2017/1815.85.613%0£41,627
2016/1714.86.014%0£41,520
2015/1613.85.513%0£37,978
2014/1510.77.20%0£37,868
2013/1411.56.323%0£38,302
2012/1310.06.910%0£38,624
2011/128.56.844%0£41,158
2010/118.74.60%0£39,425

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
2025/269.7%1.7%30.4%1.8%
2024/257.6%1.5%20.2%1.0%
2023/248.8%1.4%29.5%1.1%
2022/239.5%0.9%31.4%0.6%
2021/2211.5%1.4%44.2%2.5%
2020/213.9%0.5%10.4%0.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/197.5%1.8%20.7%3.3%
2017/186.7%0.3%26.1%1.1%
2016/177.3%1.1%24.4%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).

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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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