Admissions and Transition Coordinator

St John's Marlborough, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4AX

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 October 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,666.57 - £20,304.43 Annually (Actual)

Admissions and Transition Coordinator job summary

Admissions and Transition Coordinator
About St John’s Marlborough

Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Granham Hill, St John’s Marlborough is where young people aged 11-18 are challenged and supported to become confident, capable adults ready for their next steps in life.

We’re proud to serve the communities of Marlborough and surrounding villages with a relentless focus on high aspirations and outstanding outcomes for every student. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide an exceptional learning environment, whilst our distinct and ambitious Sixth Form welcomes both existing students and those joining us from other schools.

As part of Excalibur Academies Trust, we benefit from shared expertise and strong governance, whilst maintaining our own unique identity, values and deep community focus.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the student journey at St John's. You'll be the driving force behind our admissions and transition processes, ensuring every prospective family receives outstanding support and every new student experiences a seamless start to their secondary education.

Your key priorities will be:

Ensure all statutory requirements of the admissions code are met

Ensure all policies and procedures are compliant, including all related documentation

Provide advice and guidance

Support parents through the admissions process including appeals

Support the transition process from KS2-3

Co-ordination and support of KS3&4 events

Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the responsibilities and expectations of this role.

Please check the Person Specification for the qualifications that are listed as Essential for this role. You will be required to show these qualifications if you are successful.

Benefits

Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Supportive colleagues and SLT

Eager and motivated students

Excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers & LGPS for support and Shared Services staff)

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust

Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Note: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.

In the first instance we would welcome your application via My New Term. However, if you are unable to complete the application on this platform, please contact the team using recruitment@excalibur.org.uk and we will be able to issue a Word version of the application form for completion and return by the deadline. Unfortunately, in line with Safer Recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.

If you would like to find out more about working at St John's Marlborough, please follow this link to the recruitment pages on our website Recruitment - St John's Marlborough

ATTACHMENTS: Job Description; Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Statement; EAT Applicants Privacy Notice; Recruitment Pack; Recruitment & Selection Policy

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St John's Marlborough

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1692 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St John's Marlborough website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-marlborough-marlborough

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