Assistant Headteacher - Achievement

Wingfield Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S61 4AU

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Mathematics
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: School Leadership Payscale L12 - L16

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an exceptional and ambitious Assistant Headteacher – Achievement (Progress & Outcomes) to join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in sustaining and further improving the exceptional outcomes achieved by our pupils. The successful candidate must be a Teacher of Mathematics and will join one of the highest-performing secondary schools in the area.

As Assistant Headteacher for Achievement you will provide strategic leadership of student achievement across the Academy. You will ensure that we have the highest expectations for every student, that leaders at all levels understand the performance of their areas, and that assessment and achievement information is used intelligently to identify priorities and secure excellent outcomes. Working closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will provide both support and challenge to ensure that no student or cohort is left behind.

Alongside your whole-school leadership responsibilities, you will be an excellent Teacher of Mathematics who models the very highest standards of classroom practice. You will work closely with our established Mathematics leadership team and contribute to the continued success of an already thriving subject area.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious leader to have a genuine whole-school impact. You will join a school where achievement is already exceptionally strong, expectations are high and there is a collective determination to ensure every pupil achieves their very best.

Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.

Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) is a Multi Academy Trust which has grown significantly over the last four years and currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three secondary schools and three primary schools. NCLT has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. We have a strong track record of improving the quality of education, raising aspirations and helping young people progress to higher education, apprenticeships and careers. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education.

What the school offers its staff

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wingfield Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 990 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wingfield Academy website
• Email address: steph.panayiotou@nclt.ac.uk
• Phone number: 01709 513002
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wingfield-academy

Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.

Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.

Arranging a visit to Wingfield Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email steph.panayiotou@nclt.ac.uk.

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