Deputy Headteacher
Larkmead School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £76,772.00 - £84,699.00 Annually (FTE) Deputy Headteacher payscale - L17 to L21
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Larkmead is seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher to lead on curriculum and teaching.
This is a unique opportunity to work with an existing Headteacher and experienced Senior Leadership Team.
Larkmead is a 6FE secondary school with a growing Sixth Form, situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The school has been judged Good by Ofsted in three successive inspections, most recently in March 2024, and is now embarking on the next stage of its improvement journey, with the ambition to move closer to Strong.
Our ethos is simple but powerful:
One community. Individual minds. Creating futures.
We are a happy, inclusive and aspirational school where every student matters. We combine high expectations with strong pastoral care, positive relationships and a commitment to ensuring every young person can achieve their full potential.
The opportunity
As Deputy Headteacher, you will work alongside the existing Senior Leadership Team to provide inspirational leadership and clear strategic direction across the school.
The Deputy Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher, will:
- Ensure the school’s ambitious curriculum intent and implementation are embedded securely and consistently across the school.
- Ensure curriculum sequencing and structure supports learning, knowledge retention and success over time
- Develop teaching and learning to meet our ambitions for students and staff, creating learners in line with the Larkmead Promise and Ofsted Strong criteria
- Ensure all teachers use assessment effectively to have a sustained impact on students’ progress
- Support and challenge teachers and subject leaders so that outcomes for students are consistently strong, with positive progress for all groups across the school
- Ensure curriculum leaders work effectively as a team, supporting and challenging each other to share good practice and look outside of Larkmead for effective models and strategies.
- Lead the school with clarity and confidence when deputising for the Headteacher
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the Deputy Headteacher will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Larkmead safeguarding and student welfare is of paramount importance and to that end we will always put the physical and mental wellbeing of students first.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Larkmead School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 959 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Larkmead School website
Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.
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