Deputy Headteacher
Applegarth Primary School, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8QF21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L6 - L12 £58,569 - £67,898 per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
You are a dynamic and resilient leader with a passion for improving outcomes for all pupils. With a strong grasp of curriculum design, assessment and safeguarding, you bring the clarity and flexibility needed to lead in a diverse and evolving school environment. You’ll be committed to raising standards across the curriculum, particularly in writing and maths, and will inspire others through your collaborative approach, emotional intelligence and evidence-informed practice.
You are a strong and reflective classroom-practitioner with high expectations for behaviour management, learning and personal growth.
You stay up to date with educational research and emerging technologies, recognising the growing role of AI in schools and the importance of adapting to change. You understand the value of presenting a professional, trust-like image and will help Applegarth continue to evolve with confidence, clarity and purpose.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow within a supportive, forward-thinking school, we’d love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Our Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Applegarth Primary School as Deputy Headteacher, a school with a strong sense of family, a commitment to inclusive education, and a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of a popular, community focused school that values creativity, wellbeing and high standards.
With a supportive leadership team, engaged families, and a dedicated staff, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on pupils’ lives and contribute to a school that’s preparing children not just for school, but for life.
We can offer you:
- A happy and friendly school, with delightful children who respect each other and have a thirst for learning.
- A culture which allows all staff to thrive and develop.
- An opportunity to see the huge potential that exists and the time to make Applegarth Primary School a beacon of excellence in primary education.
- Significant levels of support from the Local Authority, Governing Board and a staff team who are experienced, committed and passionate about our school.
- A Governing Body committed to providing support on all matters including more sensitive or difficult issues and including the wellbeing of all staff members.
- The school is part of the Beacon Partnership (a cluster of 10 local schools) and the Swaledale Alliance providing support networks for sharing ideas and best practice.
Further information about the job
You can read more about our school and this vacancy by visiting our microsite:https://nyresourcing.co.uk/applegarth-school-deputy-headteacher/
Commitment to safeguarding
Applegarth Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people. They expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices and procedures reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant employment checks including online searches.
Applegarth Primary School is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status.
Applying for the job
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About Applegarth Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 253 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Applegarth Primary School website
- Email address
- ashley.benford@northyorks.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 07814 932 389
Welcome to Applegarth Primary School. Our historic building is in the centre of Northallerton in the heart of North Yorkshire. When our school was built in 1909, it was intended to be the model school in the county. It is our goal to make this vision a reality.
We have big ambitions for our school as we continue to share and develop excellence for our children and our staff team. We welcomed our Headteacher in September 2019 and our Deputy Headteacher in April 2020. Over the last two years, we have overhauled our curriculum, reading provision, leadership structure, policies and learning environments. Our ongoing development in terms of educational achievement and commitment to raising standards is at the core of what we do. We have a robust induction package to support you as a new teacher at Applegarth. We are committed to the professional development of our staff and can offer tailored CPD to support your career aspirations.
Arranging a visit to Applegarth Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ashley.benford@northyorks.gov.uk.
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