Deputy Headteacher
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0RG25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 February 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L5 - L9
What skills and experience we're looking for
We want our Deputy Headteacher to:
• Have a clear vision and strong commitment to Catholic education.
• Be an excellent teacher, ideally with experience in upper KS2.
• Be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to working in
partnership with the parishes and the community.
• Be a caring individual who is supportive of the ethos of the school.
• Have experience of primary school leadership.
• Ideally, have a passion for information technology and be able to lead in this
subject.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A school with an “exceptionally strong sense of community.” — CSI inspection, June 2025
- Happy and well‑behaved pupils — CSI inspection, June 2025
- A positive and caring ethos based on the values of the Catholic faith.
- A committed and supportive leadership team, including a qualified SENDCo.
- A supportive and present Local Governing Committee.
- Opportunities to develop and participate in existing collaborative links across the trust schools.
- A commitment to support your professional development to the next stage of your career.
- The opportunity to work with delightful children, supportive parents, and governors/trustees.
- Your own designated parking space onsite.
- Protected release time to ensure you have time to fulfil your role and responsibilities, in addition to PPA.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- lindsey.murgatroyd@ourladyimmaculate.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01245 353755
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School became an Academy as of 1st May 2012 and joined the Rosary Trust on 1st September 2019.
Arranging a visit to Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lindsey.murgatroyd@ourladyimmaculate.essex.sch.uk.
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