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Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

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).

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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
Local authority
Wakefield
Location
Wakefield, WF2 8AA, United Kingdom
Telephone
01924367396
Website
snapethorpeprimary.co.uk
Register number
URN 133758 (register entry)
Ofsted
Requires improvement, inspected 25 June 2024

Vacancies (1)

Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant

Salary £12.85 an hourCloses 18 Nov

Full time, part timeLunchtime and wraparound care

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

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2549%0%
2023/2445%0%
2022/2341%1%

Department for Education performance tables.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2627.921.3–0£50,640
2024/2528.522.114%0£46,165
2023/2428.222.516%0£43,610
2022/2328.322.911%0£41,568
2021/2229.221.717%0£41,491
2020/2127.722.019%0£40,785
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2029.221.73%0£38,003
2018/1926.923.57%0£36,600
2017/1828.422.27%0£35,341
2016/1727.322.922%0£34,737
2015/1624.824.327%0£33,014
2014/1525.821.819%0£31,643
2013/1427.320.135%0£33,934
2012/1326.219.823%0£33,388
2011/1217.628.011%0£34,328
2010/1117.219.812%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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/266.9%2.7%19.1%3.2%
2024/256.7%3.2%19.1%2.6%
2023/246.9%2.3%23.0%2.2%
2022/236.8%2.2%19.2%1.1%
2021/227.3%1.9%22.3%0.9%
2020/216.2%1.9%17.3%1.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.4%1.0%11.0%0.6%
2017/185.1%1.8%16.8%0.4%
2016/174.8%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.

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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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