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# Thurleigh Primary School

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

- **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
- **Local authority:** Bedford
- **Location:** Bedford, MK44 2DB, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01234771252
- **Website:** [thurleighprimary.uk](https://www.thurleighprimary.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 109486 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109486))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 17 April 2024

## Vacancies (1)

- [Year 3/4 Class Teacher – Early Career Teachers warmly encouraged to apply](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1jin4ij9rur-year-3-4-class-teacher-early-career-teachers-warmly) · Salary £34,069 a year · Closes 27 Nov · Full time · 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 |

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% |

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.

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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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