Deputy Headteacher
Cathedral Primary School, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 5TS20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 March 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: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,167 - £65,286
Pay scale
- L8-L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST)is a family of schools who share a passion for developing learning within and beyond our classrooms, along with a deep commitment to music and the creative arts. Our aim is to empower every child and member of staff to realise their full potential and develop the ability to bring about positive change in their lives and the communities around us.
Cathedral Primary School (CPS)is a vibrant two-form Church of England school in the heart of Bristol, feeding into Bristol Cathedral Choir School. Based in the historic Grade I listed Bristol Central Library. We offer an outstanding, creative curriculum enriched by the city's resources, with a strong focus on music. Our values-driven community fosters curiosity, ambition, and strong parent partnerships, ensuring every child thrives.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced and inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join our friendly and welcoming team. If you join us, a typical day in this role may see you leading on strategic school improvement, supporting staff development, and ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and assessment across the school.
About You
You are likely to have gained exceptional leadership, team management and data analysis skills through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us visionary leadership, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to motivating others.
More information about the Trust, School and Role
- To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
- To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Cathedral Primary School, please visit our websites.
Informal enquiries and school visit requests can be made via email to the school office.
How to apply …
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
Please complete our application form by Midnight on Monday 21st April 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interviews onThursday 1st and Friday 2nd May 2025 at Cathedral Primary School.
All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
We welcome applicants to come for tours and have the following dates available:
- Wednesday 26 March: 10.15 - 10.45am & 4.30 - 5pm
- Friday 28 March: 9.30 - 10.00am
- Tuesday 1 April: 4.30 - 5.00pm
- Wednesday 2 April: 10.00 - 10.30am
Should you wish to attend then please email the school office admin@cathedralprimaryschool.org
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
- Continuing Professional and Leadership development
- Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
- Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
- Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
- All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
- Continuing Professional and Leadership development
- Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
- Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
- Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
- All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cathedral Primary School
- School type
- Free School, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 422 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cathedral Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@cathedralprimaryschool.org
- Phone number
- 01173532052
Cathedral Primary School is a two-form primary school in the heart of Bristol, located in a unique building in the lower floors of Bristol Central Library.
We aim to provide an outstanding education for children across the Bristol area. As part of Cathedral Schools Trust, Cathedral Primary School forms part of a new family of state funded schools for children aged 4 to 18.
Arranging a visit to Cathedral Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@cathedralprimaryschool.org.
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