Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Wakefield, United Kingdom with 593 pupils. Ofsted: Requires improvement, inspected 25 June 2024. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Paul Birdsall, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
593 pupils · 51% girls · 43.9% eligible for free school meals · 29.5% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
79 (13.1%) on SEN support · 36 (6.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Qualifications/ Training:Desirable-Support Work in Schools (S.W.I.S.) Level 2 Level 2 Numeracy/ Literacy or willingness to work towards Knowledge: Essential- Willingness to…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
49%
0%
2023/24
45%
0%
2022/23
41%
1%
Department for Education performance tables.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
27.9
21.3
–
0
£50,640
2024/25
28.5
22.1
14%
0
£46,165
2023/24
28.2
22.5
16%
0
£43,610
2022/23
28.3
22.9
11%
0
£41,568
2021/22
29.2
21.7
17%
0
£41,491
2020/21
27.7
22.0
19%
0
£40,785
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
29.2
21.7
3%
0
£38,003
2018/19
26.9
23.5
7%
0
£36,600
2017/18
28.4
22.2
7%
0
£35,341
2016/17
27.3
22.9
22%
0
£34,737
2015/16
24.8
24.3
27%
0
£33,014
2014/15
25.8
21.8
19%
0
£31,643
2013/14
27.3
20.1
35%
0
£33,934
2012/13
26.2
19.8
23%
0
£33,388
2011/12
17.6
28.0
11%
0
£34,328
2010/11
17.2
19.8
12%
0
£32,482
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
6.9%
2.7%
19.1%
3.2%
2024/25
6.7%
3.2%
19.1%
2.6%
2023/24
6.9%
2.3%
23.0%
2.2%
2022/23
6.8%
2.2%
19.2%
1.1%
2021/22
7.3%
1.9%
22.3%
0.9%
2020/21
6.2%
1.9%
17.3%
1.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.4%
1.0%
11.0%
0.6%
2017/18
5.1%
1.8%
16.8%
0.4%
2016/17
4.8%
1.3%
14.3%
0.4%
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
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Administration Officer (2), EYFS Teacher, Level 3 Early Years Teaching Assistant. Last advertised October 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.