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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](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **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](https://www.thedales.northumberland.sch.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 122388 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122388))

## Vacancies (1)

- [Midday Supervisory Assistant – SEND Primary School](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2gmk2ibyxjk-midday-supervisory-assistant-send-primary-school) · Salary £13.48 an hour · Closes 17 Nov · Full time, part time · Lunchtime 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

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 31 January 2024 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Outstanding |
| 18 September 2018 | Short inspection | Remained 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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 34.8 | 6.8 | – | 0 | £49,916 |
| 2024/25 | 34.0 | 6.2 | 11% | 0 | £43,566 |
| 2023/24 | 30.6 | 6.3 | 13% | 0 | £43,904 |
| 2022/23 | 28.8 | 6.5 | 5% | 0 | £41,190 |
| 2021/22 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 11% | 0 | £37,916 |
| 2020/21 | 27.3 | 5.4 | 27% | 0 | £37,669 |

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 | 9.7% | 1.7% | 30.4% | 1.8% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 1.5% | 20.2% | 1.0% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 1.4% | 29.5% | 1.1% |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 0.9% | 31.4% | 0.6% |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 1.4% | 44.2% | 2.5% |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 0.5% | 10.4% | 0.7% |

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).

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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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