Deputy Headteacher

Abbey Primary School, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6NY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £65,642.00 - £72,009.00 Annually (Actual)

Deputy Headteacher job summary

We are offering a rare opportunity to join our stable, highly successful and forward-thinking leadership team from January 2027.

With excellent outcomes, a strong inclusive culture and a well-established curriculum, we are seeking an ambitious and reflective leader to help guide the next phase of Abbey’s development.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and highly effective primary practitioner. You will model excellent classroom practice, support colleagues to continually strengthen their teaching, and play a key role in sustaining and further developing our ambitious, carefully sequenced curriculum.

You will provide leadership for teaching and learning across the school, contributing to school improvement and ensuring that teaching, assessment and professional development continue to secure strong outcomes for pupils. A strong understanding of safeguarding, alongside excellent interpersonal skills, will be essential as you work collaboratively with staff, families and external partners.

Inclusion will sit at the heart of this role, and we are seeking a leader who believes that every child can succeed. You will bring experience of developing inclusive classroom practice, supporting pupils with additional needs and working proactively with colleagues to remove barriers to learning.

If you value teamwork, build strong relationships and inspire others, this is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Headteacher and wider leadership team to shape the future of our thriving school and build on its exceptional foundations.

What the school offers its staff

We also offer a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being, including:

• A warm, community-focused school ethos, where teamwork, kindness and professional support are at the heart of daily life.

• A strong commitment to staff well-being and work-life balance, with flexibility for personal events when needed.

• A personalised programme of professional development, enabling you to deepen your expertise, grow as a leader and progress in your career.

• Access to Trust-wide collaboration and networking, with close links to Glenthorne High School and Aragon Primary School through the Willow Learning Trust.

• Staff benefits including Benenden Healthcare, the Cycle to Work Scheme and the Legacy Childcare Voucher Scheme.

• A culture that values innovation, shared learning and professional trust, ensuring staff feel empowered to make a meaningful contribution.

If you are excited by the opportunity to join our team, we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged - come and see for yourself what makes Abbey such a vibrant, rewarding and inspiring place to work. Please email Sylvia Finn, our Office Manager, at office@abbey.sutton.sch.uk to arrange a tour of the school with our Headteacher, Andrea Stirling-Williams.

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 Abbey Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 484 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abbey Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abbey-primary-school-sm4-6ny

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