Deputy Headteacher

Middleton Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9EN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,813.00 - £70,291.00 Annually (FTE)

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher

LD11-LD15 (£63,813-£70,291 FTE per annum)

Permanent - Full Time

Required September 2025

Are you an enthusiastic, ambitious leader looking for excellent career prospects?

The Headteacher, Trust and Governing Body wish to appoint an exceptional leader with high expectations, drive and commitment. This is an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of our successful Senior Leadership Team to lead a thriving, inclusive and high achieving school. With two consecutive outstanding judgements in all areas of the Ofsted framework, we are looking for the right person who has the vision and motivation for innovation, creativity and an appetite for constant school improvement.

Working with the schools Headteacher, Senior Deputy Headteacher and wider SLT, we are looking for a leader with the highest ambition for all our pupils in all aspects of school life. You must be a champion for all pupils to make sure we continue to give every single child the best possible primary school experience. The role includes two days a week teaching commitment.

As part of Kingsbridge Educational Trust, Middleton Primary School is a consistently excellent school, with strong links with the other schools in our Trust.

Through the Kingsbridge Educational Trust Middleton Primary School can offer you:

The freedom to work with pupils who are motivated and eager to learn

Exceptional behaviour and attitudes to learning

A beautiful learning environment

A calm, purposeful ethos where pupils and staff thrive

Supportive leaders with opportunities for personalised Continuing Professional Development

Career development with excellent prospects for promotion within the Trust

Our school really is a wonderful place to learn and work. We are a hard-working and dedicated team but our school is full of fun, laughter, mutual respect and kindness. Our children are a delight to teach.

If you think you have the exceptional qualities, passion and drive that we are looking for then please arrange a visit by contacting our school office by email at office@middletonschool.org.

Please see our school website, www.middletonschool.org where you can follow the link to My New Term to apply.

Middleton Primary School, Noon Layer Drive, Middleton, Milton Keynes MK10 9EN Tel: 01908 604851

Closing date for applications is midday on: Tuesday 6th May 2025

Interviews to be held on: Thursday 8th & Friday 9th May 2025

Middleton Primary School is committed to safeguarding children.

Applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Middleton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 630 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Middleton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middleton-primary-school-mk10-9en

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