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Salary guide · Barnstaple

Teaching Assistant salary in Barnstaple

What teaching assistants are advertised at in Barnstaple.

Official support staff pay spine · 2026/27

NJC pay points 3–43

Full-time, full-year rates from 1 April 2026 (3.3% increase agreed). Show all pay points

Pay point (SCP)Annual salaryHourly rate
3£25,614£13.28
4£26,016£13.48
5£26,427£13.70
6£26,847£13.92
7£27,274£14.14
8£27,709£14.36
9£28,153£14.59
10£28,608£14.83
11£29,071£15.07
12£29,542£15.31
13£30,023£15.56
14£30,515£15.82
15£31,015£16.08
16£31,525£16.34
17£32,046£16.61
18£32,578£16.89
19£33,119£17.17
20£33,673£17.45
21£34,237£17.75
22£34,811£18.04
23£35,570£18.44
24£36,581£18.96
25£37,563£19.47
26£38,510£19.96
27£39,481£20.46
28£40,444£20.96
29£41,177£21.34
30£42,123£21.83
31£43,149£22.37
32£44,253£22.94
33£45,529£23.60
34£46,579£24.14
35£47,665£24.71
36£48,738£25.26
37£49,817£25.82
38£50,908£26.39
39£51,928£26.92
40£53,051£27.50
41£54,143£28.06
42£55,224£28.62
43£56,293£29.18

Source: NJC for Local Government Services pay agreement 2026 (Annex 1)

Councils and most maintained schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pay support staff on this spine; each employer decides which pay points a role sits on. Annual figures are for a full-time (37-hour), all-year post — term-time and part-time staff are paid a proportion of them. Hourly rates are for a 37-hour week. Pay point 2 was removed, so the spine now starts at point 3. Academies, independent schools and private nurseries may use their own pay.

Read the official pay agreement (Local Government Association)

Advertised salary evidence · Barnstaple

£21,316 per year – £25,010 per year

Median advertised range in England (national evidence, not Barnstaple-specific) · Local-government support-staff pay structures (England and Wales)

Midpoint of advertised salary ranges: £23,163 per year

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Strong evidence

Based on salary information published in live vacancy adverts on SchoolJobs.

Based on 209 live public vacancies · Last refreshed 4 Nov 2026

Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.

How we calculate salary information

Supports the class teacher with learning, small groups and 1:1. Very often a term-time-only contract. We hold no separate verified pay evidence for Barnstaple, so no local figure is published and no regional adjustment is applied.

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Where teaching assistants are being advertised near Barnstaple

Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish estimated pay by area.

AreaLive vacancies
Barnstaple This location4 jobs
Barnsley3 jobs

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a teaching assistant earn in Barnstaple?

We do not hold enough Barnstaple-specific evidence to publish a local figure. Across England, advertised teaching assistant vacancies show a median range of £21,316 per year – £25,010 per year. Local pay may differ, and we will not estimate it.

Do you adjust pay figures for Barnstaple?

No. We never apply a regional multiplier to a national figure. A location figure is only published where we hold enough verified evidence for that location.

Which schools and agencies hire teaching assistants in Barnstaple?

There are currently 4 live teaching assistant openings in Barnstaple on SchoolJobs from schools, trusts and agencies.

What pay framework applies to teaching assistants?

Many maintained schools in England and Wales use support-staff pay structures derived from the NJC national agreement, but grades, points and term-time arrangements are set locally by the employer. Academies, independent schools and private providers may use their own scales.

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