Assistant Headteacher
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2SY16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter Term (or September 2026 for the right candidate)
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L4 to L9
What skills and experience we're looking for
KCSP is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated Assistant Headteacher from Easter 2026 (or September 2026 for the right candidate.)
St John’s is a four-form entry primary academy located in Gravesend, serving the Parish of St John the Evangelist and the local area.
St John’s is an inclusive academy. Its dedicated staff, helpers and governance committee members work hard to ensure that every student is supported and challenged to be their very best. Each individual is encouraged to grow spiritually and intellectually, so that unique and positive contributions can be made to society and the world. Its most recent denominational inspection in November 2022 judged it as ‘Good’ and its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023 judged the academy to be ‘Good’. St John’s are seeking to appoint a new Assistant Headteacher who will be committed to the vision of the school and who will help to further develop the excellent and exciting work and foundations that the academy has in place.
Reporting to the Co-Headteachers, the Assistant Headteacher will have a .5 teaching commitment and will be expected to lead a phase in areas of assessment, curriculum and other strategic roles to ensure that the leadership team strive together for children following the academy’s values.
The successful applicant will take a role in providing inspirational Catholic education based on our shared Gospel values. We are therefore seeking to appoint a practising Catholic to this role or an individual who will be in sympathy with the Catholic faith and so be able to clearly support our Catholic mission, the work of the academy and the Trust and that of the wider Catholic faith.
What the school offers its staff
- Professional development through a large Multi-Academy Trust
- Career opportunities
-A community of like-minded, dedicated and welcoming staff
- Wellbeing support including our own dedicated wellbeing room and access to a dedicated support line
- Employee benefits including a fully equipped staffroom, staff parking, free flu vaccinations
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 881 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend website
- Email address
- sbm@st-johns-gravesend.kcsp.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01474 555311
St John’s is a four-form entry primary academy located in Gravesend, serving the Parish of St John the Evangelist and the local area. It is part of the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP), a multi-academy trust established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent which currently comprises of 30 academies (25 primary and 5 secondary).
St John’s is an inclusive academy. Its dedicated staff, helpers and governance committee members work hard to ensure that every student is supported and challenged to be their very best. Each individual is encouraged to grow spiritually and intellectually, so that unique and positive contributions can be made to society and the world. Our most recent denominational inspection in November 2022 and Ofsted inspection in November 2023 judged the academy to be ‘Good’.
Arranging a visit to St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@st-johns-gravesend.kcsp.org.uk.
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