Attendance Officer

Marlborough Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B10 9NY

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 Annually (FTE)

Attendance Officer job summary

Attendance Officer

Marlborough Primary School

Working hours: Full time (8.00am - 4.00pm)

Grade 3 £26,409- pro rata (term-time only)

Start Date: ASAP

Marlborough Primary School an academy within Leigh Trust, is a successful, busy, multi-cultural school with a diverse/inclusive community. We are seeking to appoint a suitable candidate to join our administrative team. You will be responsible for the day to day attendance monitoring as well as overseeing and taking responsibility for the whole school attendance and term time leave. You will be part of a team working strategically to support children and their families in a positive, inclusive way ensuring all statutory responsibilities are met. You will also be supporting the day to day running of the school office, helping on reception with parents and visitors, using Brom Com to update student records and answering the telephone.

The role will require you to have previously worked in a school office and be highly organised with excellent interpersonal skills, high expectations and strong IT skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential to prepare and present data to senior leaders and governors, as well as accurate data entry (using school MIS system) and word processing, and proficiency in the use of email and other Microsoft Office systems. Knowledge of school attendance procedures would be desirable.

We welcome and encourage informal visits of the school, so if you are interested in joining our team, please email enquiry@mps.bham.sch.uk to make an appointment.

Marlborough Primary School believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Schools employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Marlborough Primary School is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. In line with Keeping Children safe in Education 2025, online searches will be undertaken for all prospective shortlisted candidates. This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced disclosure certificate.

Marlborough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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

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.

About Marlborough Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 624 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marlborough Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marlborough-primary-school-birmingham

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