Data, Exams and MIS Officer

Edgar Wood Academy, Heywood, OL10 2QN

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,067.00 - £34,314.00 Annually (FTE) Actual pay for term-time only plus 4 weeks is £29,595 - £32,688

Data, Exams and MIS Officer job summary

As Data, Exams and MIS Officer at Edgar Wood Academy, you will play a vital role in supporting student success through the effective management of examinations, pupil data, and our school information systems. You will act as the named Exams Officer, overseeing all aspects of internal and external exams in line with JCQ and awarding body regulations. Alongside this, you will maintain accurate and meaningful student data, supporting leaders and teachers to track progress, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions that maximise achievement.

This is a varied role requiring a high level of accuracy, organisation, and resilience during peak exam periods. You will work closely with curriculum leaders, the SENDCo, and senior staff to ensure processes run smoothly and efficiently, as well as providing clear reports for staff, parents, and external bodies. With responsibility for safeguarding the integrity of exams and the secure handling of sensitive information, you will also ensure full compliance with GDPR and statutory requirements.

Above all, this role is about making a positive difference - helping every student at Edgar Wood Academy to flourish by ensuring the systems behind their education are reliable, efficient, and supportive of their success.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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 Edgar Wood Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 637 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Edgar Wood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edgar-wood-academy

Thank you for your interest in Edgar Wood Academy. We are incredibly excited to have been chosen by the Department for Education to open a new school to serve the local community in Middleton and Heywood. Helping our students realise their potential lies at the heart of everything we do. Through a culture of mutual respect, strong behaviour and high standards, we aim to inspire and engage all pupils, regardless of prior attainment or social background.

By joining our school, you will be part of an exciting journey, building the school from its foundations and helping to create the ethos, values and culture of our school. We believe in strong discipline, which allows our teachers to teach and our students to learn. As a result, we will improve student achievement through high-quality teaching in a safe and caring environment. We value each individual child in our school and recognise that each has different talents and gifts, which we will nurture over the course of their school journey. We will help each student to develop, both personally and academically, so that they have the knowledge and skills to progress to an aspirational career, a fulfilling life and make a positive contribution to their local community.

The school has recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop a curriculum which will capture students’ interests, provoke serious thinking and develop their intellectual curiosity. The curriculum will be culturally relevant to our students and will serve to develop social attitudes and behaviours, celebrate British values and ensure that students have an inclusive approach to their local and global communities. Edgar Wood Academy have an extensive enrichment programme which will ensure that all pupils are engaged in a curriculum suffused with memorable experiences and rich opportunities for learning.

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