Assistant Headteacher

King's Academy Gomer, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2RP

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £55,747.00 - £61,534.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership range: L4 – L8

Assistant Headteacher job summary

The Assistant Headteacher (also Raising Standards Leader) will play a key role in the strategic leadership and day-to-day management of both schools, with a clear focus on securing strong academic outcomes for all pupils. The postholder will lead on raising attainment and progress so that outcomes are at least in line with, and increasingly above, national averages, ensuring that pupils with SEND, those who are disadvantaged and those at risk of underachievement achieve as well as their peers. The role is underpinned by a PiXL-informed, evidence-led approach, using sharp assessment, diagnostic analysis and high-quality teaching to translate systems into measurable classroom impact.

Key Responsibilities

As Assistant Headteacher (Raising Standards Leader), you will:
Work with SLT to raise attainment and progress for all pupils, including those with SEND and our most disadvantaged learners
Lead a PiXL-informed approach to raising standards, ensuring diagnostic assessment, QLA and gap analysis lead to timely, targeted action
Ensure high-quality teaching is consistently in place, with adaptive practice meeting the needs of every learner
Lead and refine assessment systems, ensuring consistency, accuracy and meaningful impact on classroom practice
Use formative and summative data to identify trends, barriers and priorities, and evaluate the impact of actions taken
Work closely with the Curriculum Leader to ensure curriculum implementation leads to strong outcomes for all groups
Champion excellent attendance, recognising its critical role in achievement, particularly for vulnerable pupils
Support staff to use PiXL resources intelligently to strengthen teaching, address misconceptions and close gaps
Maintain a clear overview of key cohorts and individuals, ensuring no pupil becomes invisible within the system

Please see attached for the full job profile.

School Visits

We warmly welcome informal conversations and visits before application. Please contact us on 01329 280299 to arrange a discussion with a member of the leadership team at either King’s Academy Gomer or King’s Academy Rowner.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and early applications are encouraged with shortlisted candidates contacted promptly. We reserve the right to close to applications early in this instance.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

GFM Education is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children. We ensure our recruitment practices reflect this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to a enhanced DBS check.It is a criminal offence to apply for or accept a position (paid or unpaid) working with children if you are excluded from such work by virtue of a court order or exclusion by the DBS. Although a criminal record involving offences against children is likely to debar you from appointment of this type of post, the existence of other criminal convictions will not necessarily be a bar to employment.

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 King's Academy Gomer

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King's Academy Gomer website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gomer-junior-school-gosport

Gomer Junior School is proud to be part of the Gosport and Fareham Multi Academy Trust (GFM). The GFM comprises 5 schools; Bay House School, Gomer Junior School, LWS Academy, Brune Park School and Rowner Junior School.

Learning Today for the Challenge of Tomorrow underpins our school ethos. We are aiming for everyone in our community to engender and value a love of life long learning.

For our pupils we are aiming for them to develop and enhance the necessary skills, both social and academic to become prepared for the ever changing world ahead of them. We have a strong desire for all stakeholders to take with them happy memories of their time in their school; everyone is valued.

Gosport is an increasingly popular coastal destination with a strong naval heritage. Gosport benefits from being a stone’s throw from Portsmouth and its many amenities and has excellent transport links. As well as an abundance of picturesque coastal walks and nature reserves on the doorstep, Gosport is home to two parks and accessible to a scenic beach, perfect for outdoors types, runners, cyclists, water sports enthusiasts or families looking for a taste of the great outdoors.

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