The Harlaxton Church of England Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Grantham, United Kingdom with 167 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 1 November 2023. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Executive Head Teacher (closes 23 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Sheriden Edwards, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
167 pupils · 53% girls · 21.6% eligible for free school meals · 0.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
22 (13.2%) on SEN support · 4 (2.4%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
The Executive Headteacher will provide strategic leadership, vision and direction across Harlaxton Church of England Primary School and Denton Church of England School, ensuring…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
48%
7%
2023/24
59%
14%
2022/23
63%
13%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
1 November 2023
Graded inspection
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
9.4
17.8
–
0
£47,709
2024/25
9.6
17.9
0%
0
£45,298
2023/24
9.2
20.0
11%
0
£39,766
2022/23
9.4
20.5
26%
0
£38,282
2021/22
9.7
20.9
12%
0
£39,127
2020/21
9.8
20.1
0%
0
£38,614
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
4.8
41.6
31%
0
£38,708
2018/19
9.7
20.4
41%
0
£35,356
2017/18
9.7
20.2
11%
0
£32,551
2016/17
7.2
28.9
21%
0
£33,402
2015/16
7.4
28.0
27%
0
£34,919
2014/15
8.4
22.6
12%
0
£31,471
2013/14
7.8
24.4
26%
0
£32,294
2012/13
7.4
22.9
1%
0
£31,380
2011/12
7.3
23.6
14%
0
£30,799
2010/11
7.6
21.3
28%
0
£34,475
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
4.5%
0.9%
11.6%
0.7%
2024/25
3.1%
0.3%
5.0%
0.0%
2023/24
4.8%
1.1%
12.9%
1.8%
2022/23
5.0%
0.8%
14.3%
0.6%
2021/22
6.4%
0.5%
18.2%
0.6%
2020/21
3.8%
0.3%
11.7%
2.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.6%
0.2%
12.8%
2.1%
2017/18
3.6%
0.2%
11.5%
0.6%
2016/17
3.5%
0.2%
7.1%
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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