Deputy Headteacher

Gayton Primary School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 8PZ

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,394.00 - £60,145.00 Annually (Actual)

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Employer: Gayton Primary School (Cheshire Academies Trust)

Salary: L3-L7 - £54,394 to £60,145

Start date: 1st January 2026

Location: Gayton Primary School

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

DBS Check: Enhanced

Closing date: Friday 3rd October at 9.00am

Shortlisting: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Interviews: Monday 13th October 2025

Visits to the school: Friday 19th September 2025 at 4:15pm, Thursday 25th September at 4:15pm or Tuesday 30th September at 4:15pm. (Please contact the school office to book onto a visit)

We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join our team at Gayton Primary School from 1st January 2026. We are a vibrant and welcoming one-form entry school, dedicated to providing an enriching educational experience for children aged 4 - 11.

The Headteacher, in collaboration with the Trust and Local Governing Board, is actively seeking a committed, enthusiastic, and innovative Deputy Headteacher to join our wonderful school. We are in pursuit of a strategic leader, adept at nurturing a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within our school community. The ideal candidate will possess the vision and drive to build upon our existing positive ethos, leveraging our strengths to support our future development priorities. If you are a dedicated educator with a passion for developing a love of learning, we invite you to apply and become an integral part of our dedicated and friendly team at Gayton.

How to apply:

Please read our job description and person specification in the attached recruitment pack. If you think you may be the candidate we are looking for please submit an application through MyNewTerm website, our online portal, outlining your suitability for the role.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS check.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.

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 Gayton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gayton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gayton-primary-school-wirral

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