Thurleigh Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Bedford, United Kingdom with 88 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 17 April 2024. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Year 3/4 Class Teacher – Early Career Teachers warmly encouraged to apply (closes 27 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Debonair Brown, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
88 pupils · 52% girls · 28.3% eligible for free school meals · 3.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
14 (15.2%) on SEN support · 2 (2.2%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Great teaching opens doors. A caring teacher builds confidence. The right team helps everyone grow. At Kymbrook & Thurleigh Federation, we are looking for an enthusiastic…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
50%
0%
2023/24
80%
10%
2022/23
81%
6%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
17 April 2024
Graded inspection
Good
22 September 2021
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
4.0
22.0
–
0
£40,291
2024/25
5.5
15.5
38%
0
£37,040
2023/24
4.5
16.6
0%
0
£38,690
2022/23
4.5
17.0
0%
0
£31,297
2021/22
4.7
17.3
23%
0
£29,912
2020/21
4.9
17.5
0%
0
£38,937
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
4.9
17.8
37%
0
£38,839
2018/19
4.5
20.2
25%
0
£39,318
2017/18
4.5
18.9
0%
0
£36,773
2016/17
3.5
19.6
0%
0
£39,070
2015/16
3.5
19.9
0%
0
£41,323
2014/15
3.5
17.9
0%
0
£40,740
2013/14
3.5
17.6
0%
0
£40,360
2012/13
3.5
20.0
33%
0
£40,478
2011/12
3.5
20.3
0%
0
£40,510
2010/11
4.5
13.3
42%
0
£39,505
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
7.3%
1.4%
27.8%
0.0%
2024/25
5.5%
0.8%
18.3%
0.0%
2023/24
5.1%
0.5%
16.4%
0.0%
2022/23
5.0%
0.5%
7.3%
0.0%
2021/22
5.1%
0.2%
11.9%
0.0%
2020/21
2.3%
0.1%
2.9%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.5%
0.1%
6.8%
0.0%
2017/18
4.5%
0.3%
9.2%
0.0%
2016/17
3.3%
0.1%
4.4%
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).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching. Most often advertised: Class Teacher KS2 ECTs warmly welcome to apply, Class Teacher KS2 Fixed Term Contract. Last advertised June 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.