Deputy Headteacher

Knotty Ash Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 5NX

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £63,688.00 - £70,275.00 Annually (FTE)

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Are you an ambitious and inspirational school leader with a passion for inclusion, high achievement and developing the whole child?

is seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our dedicated team and help lead the next stage of our journey. As a highly inclusive, one-form entry primary school and proud IQM Flagship School for Inclusion, we are committed to ensuring every child is known, valued and supported to thrive.

Working closely with the Headteacher, you will play a key strategic role in shaping teaching and learning, driving school improvement, and championing outstanding outcomes for all pupils. A particular focus of the role will be supporting SEND provision, developing our nurture offer, and helping to build leadership capacity across the school.

Looking for a leader who:

• Has successful leadership experience within a primary school setting.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion and improving outcomes for all pupils.
• Has expertise in EYFS and KS1 curriculum, assessment and pedagogy.
• Has experience of leading phonics and early reading development.
• Can inspire, coach and develop colleagues to achieve excellence.
• Shares our values of respect, collaboration, accountability, resilience and ambition.

Why join Knotty Ash Primary School?

• A welcoming, family-oriented school community.
• A strong culture of teamwork, collaboration and professional growth.
• Excellent support from Lydiate Learning Trust.
• High-quality CPD, coaching and leadership development opportunities.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance.
• The opportunity to make a lasting impact in a school renowned for its inclusive ethos, including our highly regarded Deaf Resource Base.

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 Knotty Ash Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 252 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Knotty Ash Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knotty-ash-primary-school-liverpool

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