Data Support Manager

Thames Park Secondary School, Grays, RM17 5FP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st March 2026

• Closing date

  21 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

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: £30,202.16 - £34,278.72 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band D - Point 20-25

Data Support Manager job summary

Data Support Manager

Salary: Thurrock Band D - Point 20-25 (£30,202.16 - £34,278.72 actual salary per annum)

37 hours per week - 8.00am - 4.00pm (Monday-Thursday) 8.00am - 3.30pm (Friday) with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break

39 working weeks per year - term time plus inset days, plus 1 additional week to be worked in August for GCSE results

Start Date: 1st March 2026

Are you the kind of person who loves turning information into insight? Do you thrive in a busy school environment where accuracy, organisation and purpose really matter? If so, this could be the perfect next step for you.

We’re looking for a Data Support Manager to play a key role in ensuring our school’s data is accurate, meaningful and used to drive achievement. Working closely with the Trust Data Manager and Senior Leadership Team, you’ll be at the heart of how we record, manage and share pupil information — helping staff make informed decisions that genuinely impact young people’s lives.

🔍 What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and maintaining our MIS and assessment systems
• Collating, checking and analysing pupil data to support teaching and planning
• Supporting staff with data use, reporting and target setting
• Overseeing baseline data, census processes and end-of-year MIS procedures
• Producing high‑quality reports for parents, staff and governors
• Working with the Exams Officer on essential data and results analysis

🎓 What We’re Looking For

• You’ll be someone who is:
• Confident with data, detail‑focused and highly organised
• Experienced in school office or administrative work
• Skilled in Microsoft Office and comfortable learning new systems
• Able to communicate clearly with staff, students and families
• Calm under pressure and able to manage your own workload

Thames Park Secondary School is a vibrant, forward‑thinking community where staff are genuinely valued and supported to grow. As part of the Osborne Co‑operative Academy Trust, wellbeing and professional development sit at the heart of our culture, with real opportunities for progression across twelve partner schools. Since opening in 2020 and moving into our £25 million state‑of‑the‑art building in 2022, we’ve built a school defined by innovation, inclusivity and strong co‑operative values. Every student has access to a Chromebook, and our ACE teaching framework ensures learning is exciting, meaningful and memorable. We are deeply rooted in our community and committed to nurturing the whole child, academically, emotionally, and socially — measuring success by far more than exam results.

In return for your hard work, you will receive:

• Relocation package of up to £8,000 where applicable, for new employees renting or buying a property
• Two-week October half term
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, the wider trust network and collaboration with our two other secondary schools
• Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Recognition of continuous service 
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme 
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• On site gym
• National Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944.

Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.

Closing date: Wednesday 21st January 2026

Interview date: TBC

Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

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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 Thames Park Secondary School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 740 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thames Park Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thames-park-secondary-school

Thames Park Secondary School. opened to Year 7 pupils in central Grays in September 2020 as a brand new school. Grays is a vibrant, dynamic, rewarding and inspiring place to work, and enjoys excellent transport links. The area is undergoing large scale redevelopment in Europe as part of the Thames Gateway Development. We are part of a £20+ million building programme and will have excellent, purpose-built accommodation with state of the art specialist equipment and facilities in September 2022. We are the newest school in the Osborne Co-operative Academies Trust which comprises of 12 schools.

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