Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form)

Chestnut Grove Academy, London, SW12 8JZ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  27 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: Inner London Leadership Scale (L8-L15 depending on experience)
• Additional allowances:

  Inner London Leadership Scale (L8-L15 depending on experience)

Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form) job summary

We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Assistant Headteacher who shares our commitment to inclusion, social mobility and academic excellence. This post represents an exciting opportunity for a candidate with experience in KS5 curriculum design and pedagogy, either a current middle leader (preferably as a Head of Department) or an existing Assistant Headteacher

The Assistant Headteacher (Sixth Form) provides senior leadership for post‑16 provision, with a clear focus on securing high standards in curriculum quality, teaching and learning, inclusion and student outcomes. Leading our dedicated Sixth Form team, the postholder will drive improvement across Key Stage 5, ensuring that post‑16 study programmes are ambitious, coherently planned and effectively implemented, securing the continued growth and success of our Sixth Form.

Chestnut Grove is a high performing, 11-18, multi-cultural school in Balham, South London and has won a number of awards for its inclusive approach including UNICEF Gold Status. We are an inclusive academy serving approximately 1,330 students, including a thriving Sixth Form of over 300 learners.

If you enjoy working collaboratively and want to make a genuine difference for young people and the wider community, we would love to hear from you. Please contact headsoffice@chestnutgrove.org.uk for an informal chat or to arrange a visit to Chestnut Grove Academy.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 17th April, 2026 at 9am
The Wandle Learning Trust values the diversity of our students and is proud to inspire them through representative teaching and support staff. We aim to select all staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, gender reassignment, sexuality or other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010

ALL POSTS SUBJECT TO DBS CHECK
Chestnut Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Chestnut Grove Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1321 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chestnut Grove Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-grove-school

Chestnut Grove Academy is a high achieving, forward thinking, caring community. A tradition of academic rigour combined with creativity
characterises our ethos and we feel passionately that this is a winning combination.
We are proud of our students’ achievements. They are ambitious, talented and resilient and this has secured examination results which continue to go from strength to strength. We help them to achieve this through exceptionally high expectations and positive relationships.
We firmly believe that students achieve when they feel the genuine security of a community that supports learning and promotes social responsibility

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