Batchwood School

Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5RP admin@batchwood.herts.sch.uk http://www.batchwood.herts.sch.uk

Open Data obtained from Department for Education

Location: Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Phase: Community special school

Gender: Mixed

Age range: 11 - 16 years

Link to DfE: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/117674

Batchwood School

About Batchwood School

Batchwood School is a Secondary school that specialises in working with students who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. We are proud of our learning environment and the high standards of achievement and behaviour reached by all students at the school.

I am delighted to welcome you to Batchwood School. We are very much an extra special school in the sense that we have the staff expertise and skills to transform young people into well rounded, emotionally resilient and well - educated young adults. And we take great pride in this!

Since our Ofsted inspection of 2022, which rated Batchwood as a ‘Good’ school, we have really focused on the three A’s: Attitude, Aspiration and Ambition and supporting every student to believe that they can achieve their goals, aspirations and ambitions if they have the right attitude. We know that every child can succeed in life if challenged and inspired appropriately and we are committed to this. We want all stakeholders, students as well as staff, to be able to ‘step into their greatness’.

Ross Whitaker

Headteacher

Current Vacancies

Teaching Assistant

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Do you have a natural ability to inspire and encourage students to reach their full potential? ...: Permanent | Full-Time; Term time only, Salary Pro rata, 38 + 5 inset days

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New • Apply by Midnight, Tuesday 16th Jun, 2026 • Job start: 22/06/2026

Teaching Assistant Music

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Do you have a natural ability to inspire and encourage students to reach their full potential? ...: Permanent | Full-Time; £25,989.00 Annually (Actual)
Salary pro rata and higher dependent on experience, Term time only.

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New • Apply by Midnight, Friday 19th Jun, 2026 • Job start: 01/09/2026

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School Information

Location: Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Phase: Community special school

Gender: Mixed

Age range: 11 - 16 years

Link to DfE: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/117674

Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5RP admin@batchwood.herts.sch.uk http://www.batchwood.herts.sch.uk

Current Vacancies

Teaching Assistant

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Do you have a natural ability to inspire and encourage students to reach their full potential? ...: Permanent | Full-Time; Term time only, Salary Pro rata, 38 + 5 inset days

New SHARE

New • Apply by Midnight, Tuesday 16th Jun, 2026 • Job start: 22/06/2026

Teaching Assistant Music

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Batchwood School, St Albans, Hertfordshire Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Do you have a natural ability to inspire and encourage students to reach their full potential? ...: Permanent | Full-Time; £25,989.00 Annually (Actual)
Salary pro rata and higher dependent on experience, Term time only.