[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # Wade Deacon High School Wade Deacon High School is a secondary academy in Widnes, United Kingdom with 1,658 pupils, part of Wade Deacon Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 29 November 2022. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Behaviour Intervention Lead (closes 26 November) and Exam Invigilator (closes 13 November). - **Head:** Brendan Hesketh, Principal - **Trust or group:** Wade Deacon Trust - **Type:** Academy, Secondary - **Pupils:** 1,658 pupils · 51% girls · 25.7% eligible for free school meals · 5.2% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26 - **Special needs:** 171 (10.3%) on SEN support · 47 (2.8%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - **Local authority:** Halton - **Location:** Widnes, WA8 7TD, United Kingdom - **Telephone:** 01514232721 - **Website:** [wadedeacon.co.uk](https://www.wadedeacon.co.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 139368 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139368)) - **Ofsted:** Outstanding, inspected 29 November 2022 ## Vacancies (2) - [Behaviour Intervention Lead](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1hlokvhscp5-behaviour-intervention-lead) · Salary £31,379 to £33,137 a year · Closes 26 Nov · Full time · We are looking for two highly motivated and compassionate Behaviour Intervention Leads to join our Outstanding School. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is… - [Exam Invigilator](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/13c4zzym9u1-exam-invigilator) · Salary £13.45 an hour · Closes 13 Nov · Part time · Administration and business · We are seeking to employ enthusiastic and committed individuals to support the school’s Examinations Team during examination and assessment periods throughout the school… ## Exam results | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 49.2 | 53.8% | | 2024/25 | 54.0 | 62.1% | | 2023/24 | 48.2 | 46.8% | Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26. ## Inspections | Date | Inspection | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | | 29 November 2022 | Graded inspection | 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 | 86.2 | 19.2 | – | 0 | £58,149 | | 2024/25 | 92.4 | 17.5 | 13% | 0 | £52,364 | | 2023/24 | 98.7 | 16.4 | 20% | 0 | £47,859 | | 2022/23 | 98.7 | 16.2 | 11% | 0 | £44,570 | | 2021/22 | 100.1 | 16.0 | 9% | 0 | £43,519 | | 2020/21 | 96.3 | 16.7 | 6% | 0 | £42,792 | 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 | 6.4% | 2.9% | 16.7% | 2.8% | | 2024/25 | 6.0% | 3.0% | 15.3% | 2.6% | | 2023/24 | 6.4% | 2.9% | 15.8% | 2.1% | | 2022/23 | 6.2% | 2.5% | 17.3% | 1.6% | | 2021/22 | 7.1% | 2.0% | 20.8% | 1.5% | | 2020/21 | 4.2% | 0.8% | 10.2% | 1.2% | 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 7 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 1 support, 2 leadership. Most often advertised: Assistant Vice Principal, Behaviour Intervention Lead, Cleaner. Last advertised October 2026. Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere. 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