Assistant Principal
Wybers Wood Academy, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 9QZ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
29 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £51,773.00 - £57,136.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Range L1 to L5 (£51,773 to £57,136)
Assistant Principal job summary
Wybers Wood Academy are looking to appoint an Assistant Principal to join our academy in January 2027, on a full time, permanent basis.
As an Assistant Principal, you will form part of the Senior Leadership Team and you will deputise for the Head of Academy in their absence.
Are you looking for a role that will enable you to influence and give direction to the children in your class and throughout a large primary? If so, this could be the job for you. Your role will be to lead, firstly as a highly effective classroom practitioner that will model outstanding practice, as well as undertaking monitoring of the provision, inclusion and achievement for all pupils.
Here at Wybers Wood Academy, we are on a journey of development. We are a Good school but aspire to be Outstanding. In all areas of the school team, we want the very best colleagues full of positivity, drive, creativity and enthusiasm. If you want to join us on this exciting journey - hop on! It is going to be a great ride - full of hard work, ups and downs and the most amazing support both internally from school and externally from Delta Academies Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the dedication, vision and drive to lead and inspire. You will provide high quality leadership and management commensurate with the needs of the academy and the Delta Academies Trust group.
Your new school
At Wybers Wood, we are proud to be an inclusive, caring primary school with just under 400 pupils. Our recent Ofsted inspection praised us as an “exceptional school where pupils flourish.” Inspectors highlighted:
- “Staff have created a culture where children feel safe, happy and eager to learn”.
- “There is a strong sense of community across the school”.
- “Pupils achieve exceptionally well at this school”.
- Staff are overwhelmingly positive about the school. They appreciate the highly effective training and support they receive. Staff feel that leaders care and are considerate of their workload and well-being”.
We take pride in our warm, friendly environment and our commitment to nurturing every child - not just academically, but socially and emotionally too. From their very first days, our pupils are encouraged to develop a love for learning, resilience and confidence, ensuring they achieve things they never thought possible.
Our dedicated staff team go above and beyond to provide the very best for our children - educationally, morally, spiritually and physically. In return, we provide an environment where colleagues feel supported, valued and part of something bigger. As Ofsted noted, “Staff feel proud to work at Wybers Wood Academy.”
We are also proud to hold the Platinum Sportsmark and Silver Artsmark, reflecting our pupils’ exceptional achievements in sport and the arts. Our broad curriculum puts a strong emphasis on oracy, health and confidence, helping pupils to shine as articulate and self-assured young people.
Wybers Wood is a wonderful place to work - with a strong sense of teamwork, community and collaboration at its heart. As part of the Delta Academies Trust, we benefit from excellent professional development opportunities and a culture of reflection and improvement.
We strongly encourage all interested candidates to arrange a visit or get in touch with us before submitting an application — seeing our school in action is the best way to understand why Wybers Wood is such a special place to work and learn.
Why join us?
Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We socialise both as year group teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At Wybers Wood, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.
Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
CPD
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Employee Benefits
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.
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Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01472 311081 if you would like to arrange a visit.
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
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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 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 Wybers Wood Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Wybers Wood Academy website
At Wybers Wood, we are proud to be an inclusive, caring primary school with just under 400 pupils. Our recent Ofsted inspection praised us as an “exceptional school where pupils flourish.” Inspectors highlighted:
“Staff have created a culture where children feel safe, happy and eager to learn”.
“There is a strong sense of community across the school”.
“Pupils achieve exceptionally well at this school”.
Staff are overwhelmingly positive about the school. They appreciate the highly effective training and support they receive. Staff feel that leaders care and are considerate of their workload and well being”.
We take pride in our warm, friendly environment and our commitment to nurturing every child, not just academically, but socially and emotionally too. From their very first days, our pupils are encouraged to develop a love for learning, resilience and confidence, ensuring they achieve things they never thought possible.
Our dedicated staff team go above and beyond to provide the very best for our children, educationally, morally, spiritually and physically. In return, we provide an environment where colleagues feel supported, valued and part of something bigger. As Ofsted noted, “Staff feel proud to work at Wybers Wood Academy.”
We are also proud to hold the Platinum Sportsmark and Silver Artsmark, reflecting our pupils’ exceptional achievements in sport and the arts. Our broad curriculum puts a strong emphasis on oracy, health and confidence, helping pupils to shine as articulate and self assured young people.
Wybers Wood is a wonderful place to work, with a strong sense of teamwork, community and collaboration at its heart. As part of the Delta Academies Trust, we benefit from excellent professional development opportunities and a culture of reflection and improvement.
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