Deputy Headteacher
Longthorpe Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9QW3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
3 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
8 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
- £66,368.00 - £73,105.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale11-15
Deputy Headteacher job summary
We work in close partnership with three local primary schools and one secondary as part of Keys Academies Trust where we operate as siblings rather than identical twins.
We can offer you:
- a family ethos;
- happy sociable children with a desire to learn,
- friendly and welcoming staff who between them have a wealth of experience and expertise;
- a commitment to your professional development;
- the opportunity to work with an experienced headteacher to take the school into the next phase of its journey; from good to exceptional
- ‘Perkbox’ membership giving you access to over 270 exclusive discounts and freebies and providing personalised support through an Employee Assistance Programme;
We are looking for an excellent Deputy Headteacher who:
- is an experienced leader with a track record of having a positive impact on the quality of teaching and outcomes;
- demonstrates integrity and emotional intelligence alongside high expectations of themselves and others;
- enthuses and inspires staff and children to be the best they can be;
- reflects and seeks learning opportunities;
- has aspirations to become a Headteacher.
If you are excited by what we can offer and feel that you have something to offer us, we would love to hear from you and strongly recommend a visit to our school.
An application pack can be downloaded from the vacancies section of our website or contact the school via email office@lpa.keystrust.org or telephone 01733 265959 and we can send you the details and/or arrange an appointment to visit.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 3rd October 2025 with interviews to be held Thursday 9th October
The Board of Trustees of Keys Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be employed subject to satisfactory references, acceptable health and DBS safeguarding checks.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Longthorpe Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longthorpe Primary Academy website
Longthorpe Primary School is a wonderful, multi-cultural school with a passion for creating independent, conscientious and successful learners who will thrive in their future both in the world of work and as a positive member of society.
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