Admissions Manager

Portway Primary School, London, E13 0JW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,558.00 - £32,504.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 6

Admissions Manager job summary

Admissions Manager (Scale 6)

Location: Portway Primary School, Newham, London
Contract: Permanent / Full-time, 40 weeks
Closing Date: Thursday 5th February 2026

Interview Date: w/c Monday 9th February 2026

Start Date: TBC

Are you highly organised, people-focused, and passionate about making a difference in children’s lives from the very first point of contact?

Portway Primary School is seeking a skilled and proactive Admissions Manager to play a pivotal role at the heart of our school community. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same and where your work directly supports children, families, and school leadership.

About the Role

As Admissions Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage all school and nursery admissions, from first enquiry to transition

• Be the welcoming face of Portway, supporting families, pupils, and visitors

• Ensure the smooth and efficient running of the school office and admin systems

• Provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support to the Senior Leadership Team

• Maintain accurate pupil data and reporting using Arbor and other systems

• Play a vital role in safeguarding, communication, and school organisation

You will work closely with leaders, staff, families, and external agencies, ensuring every child’s journey into and through Portway starts well.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is highly organised, calm, and confident managing competing priorities

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Is confident using Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and MIS systems (e.g. Arbor)

• Understands the importance of confidentiality, safeguarding, and professionalism

• Enjoys working as part of a collaborative team and using initiative

• Is passionate about supporting children and families in a school environment

Experience in school administration or admissions is highly desirable, but most important is your commitment, reliability, and people skills.

Why Join Portway?

• A welcoming, inclusive school community

• A supportive leadership team who value professionalism and wellbeing

• Opportunities to develop your skills within a large, values-driven Trust

• A role with real purpose, impact, and responsibility

Portway and Newham Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for children.

Portway and Newham Community Learning has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both its services to the community and in its employment of people, and expects all staff to understand and to promote its policies in their work.

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 Portway Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 1 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 547 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 1 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Portway Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/portway-primary-school

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