Data Manager

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6EP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 October 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: £32,597.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (Actual)

Data Manager job summary

We are looking for an experienced and proficient Data Manager at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy.

This role would suit an enthusiastic professional who can manage and maintain whole academy management information systems to ensure that a comprehensive and cohesive support service is provided to the academy. This is an all year round full time role, working 37 hours per week.

As our Data Manager you would effectively lead on data analysis, tracking and reporting systems through our school management information system. You will work with staff at all levels to ensure that data held within the MIS is shared and synchronised with other web-based applications to ensure consistency and clarity of data. You will also play a vital role in working with the Senior Leader responsible for Timetable and Curriculum to support the timetabling team and the overall curriculum management process in setting up and maintaining the academy timetable and managing in year changes.

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy (OBA) is proud to be a true community school and we seek to serve our community as best we can. OBA is on a rapid journey to improvement with committed and caring staff; we hold the students at the heart of everything we do. Our motto - Lucere Aude (Dare To Shine) - truly reflects what we hope for, for all of our students. We want to instil confidence, ambition and a determination to succeed. Our students will leave OBA as forward-thinking young adults who have the skills and knowledge to have a successful and rewarding life, full of opportunity. It is our time to shine.

Why work for Ormiston Academies Trust? Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach - they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, you can be sure of a role with purpose and meaning.

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before - being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive.
• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children - a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve.
• Being part of a team and community where you belong - receiving bespoke and holistic support from a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities.
• A supportive environment to grow your career - an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits. This role supports flexible working in line with academy needs.

About you

You are an experienced and proficient Data Manager with excellent organisation skills & attention to detail. You have great IT skills and ideally, experience of Excel, SIMS/Arbor, SISRA. You will be a great communicator, responding to staff, parents, students and external bodies and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Academy.

If you have any questions about this role or to arrange a visit to the academy, please contact recruitment@ob-ac.co.uk or 01928 711643.

Come and be part of our brilliant staff community by joining our team! Please apply before the closing date of 02/11/2025. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

All the academy policies can be found here: https://ormistonbolingbrokeacademy.co.uk/key-info/policies

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

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. We pride ourselves on ensuring that all students are able to learn in an environment which is both safe and supportive, whilst recognising the individual needs of all our students.

In order to support the safeguarding work undertaken here at the academy, we have a dedicated safeguarding team who are available should you or your child have concerns about any safeguarding issues.

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 Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 829 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-bolingbroke-academy

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