Assistant Headteacher
Torquay Girls' Grammar School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
9 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £64,691.00 - £71,330.00 Annually (FTE) L10-L14
Assistant Headteacher job summary
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our team at Torquay Girls' Grammar School, as the current postholder takes early retirement. This is a unique opportunity for an inspirational leader who shares our values to play a pivotal role in making a meaningful impact on the lives of our students by helping them to believe they can achieve anything.
When Ofsted visited in November 2023, our hard work was recognised by achieving ‘Outstanding’ in every category of the Ofsted Framework, including leadership and management. This is no mean feat, and we are incredibly proud of this achievement.
At Torquay Girls' Grammar School, we believe that strong teaching and learning is at the heart of our mission to inspire and empower our students to reach their full potential. Our dedicated team of staff are passionate professionals who are committed to creating engaging and inclusive learning environments to ensure that our students achieve the very best academic outcomes to support their future pathways. Academic success is at the core of what we do as a school, however, we are also committed to having a curriculum, alongside our pastoral system and extra-curriculum opportunities, which enables students to develop their confidence, resilience and self esteem. We truly believe that students being happy and relaxed within school is crucial to their success.
The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic Senior Leadership Team, which includes our four Assistant Headteachers, who work closely together to further shape our strategic direction and drive the continued success of our school. As a Senior Leadership Team, we are committed to playing to each individuals' strengths, as well as supporting each other to develop as versatile and experienced leaders. We are therefore welcoming applications from ambitious leaders who have experience and strengths within any area of school development and leadership, ensuring that we appoint the best person for the role.
Whether you are starting your senior leadership journey or are coming with a wealth of experience, you will be joining a school which values every individual within our school community, evident from almost 100% of staff saying that they enjoy working at our school (July 2025).
Visits to the school are encouraged on the following dates: Wednesday 24th September at 5:00pm; Thursday 25th September at 9:30am; Tuesday 30th September at 12:30pm. If you would like to visit on ones of these dates, please contact Sarah Forster, Headteacher, via Louise Rumbelow, Headteacher's PA (lrumbelow@tggsacademy.org). If you have any questions in relation to the role or the recruitment process, please contact Abigail Henwood, HR Manager (personnel@tggsacademy.org).
Thank you for your interest in this role and our school. We look forward to hearing from you!
Torquay Girls’ Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles within our school are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it is an offence to apply to this role is you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
As part of our safer recruitment procedures, references will be taken up for all shortlisted applicants, and online searches will be completed. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including a Child Barred List check, and other relevant employment checks.
As a school, we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All roles within our school are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it is an offence to apply to this role is you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. As part of our safer recruitment procedures, references will be taken up for all shortlisted applicants, and online searches will be completed. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including a Child Barred List check, and other relevant employment checks.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Torquay Girls' Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1021 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Torquay Girls' Grammar School website
Torquay Girls’ Grammar School is a girls’ 11 to 16 selective Single Academy Trust, with a mixed Sixth Form (16 to 18), located in Torquay, Devon.
Our status as a Single Academy Trust means that we have the freedom to implement a curriculum intent which focusses on the whole child: to equip students for a future in which they have the academic qualifications, character skills and self-esteem to make decisions that lead to long, happy and content lives.
Our school is founded on our core values which apply to our whole community: equality, open minded, kindness, collaboration, and well-being.
When Ofsted visited in November 2023, our hard work was recognised by achieving ‘Outstanding’ in every category of the Ofsted Framework. This is no mean feat, and we are incredibly proud of this achievement. Our academic results are consistently high - in the 2025 Sunday Times Schools Guide, we ranked 3rd in Devon and 99th nationally for academic results - which is true testament to the continued dedication from both our students and staff.
Our school is a place where students want to learn and there is a deeply engrained sense of belonging and identity to the school’s history, values and traditions. Staff and pupils fully embrace our House Culture and the opportunities for extra curricular activities and trips.
If you are starting your professional career or are coming with a wealth of experience, you would be joining a school which values every individual within our school community.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
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