Deputy Headteacher
St Katherine's School, Bristol, Somerset, BS20 0HU12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
12 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- CST Leadership scale L18 - L22
What skills and experience we're looking for
Deputy Headteacher
About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST couldbe the perfect place for you.
We invite you to join our team atSt Katherine’s School. St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. Diversity and inclusivity is at the heart of the St Katherine’s community.
Our mission:
We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellenceWe are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.
Our ambition is to achieve an average grade of 5.5 and our work is focused on creating the conditions where every student, regardless of context, can achieve even more.
We are committed to continuous professional learning and offer both internal and external leadership training including the NPQML and NPQSL programmes, leader profiling and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop teaching alongside leadership and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.
The Opportunity
Deputy Headteacher
Leadership scale L18 – L22, £78702 – £86803 pa
Start date: 1 January 2026
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving our strategic plan and building on the success of recent years.
The key responsibilities for Deputy Headteacher will be a mix of some of the areas listed below. Fundamentally we are looking for the right person to work alongside the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, Governors, Staff and Students to motivate, inspire and empower all members of the school community to develop and fulfil the mission of St Katherine’s School. This means there is flexibility in the responsibilities and we will co design the final job description with the successful candidate. The areas this role could include are:
Leadership and oversight of:
curriculum design and timetabling
teaching and learning
professional development
assessment and school data
behaviour and attendance
inclusion
About You
You will be somebody who places young people at the heart of every decision, and your leadership will motivate and inspire colleagues to do the same.
You will have a successful track record of improving the quality of education through your leadership. You will be an excellent communicator and a team player who is able to work under pressure to effectively manage the process of change. You will need a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to deliver excellence across all areas of leadership, as the school continues to develop. You will deputise for the Headteacher and be instrumental in shaping our learning community.
More information about the Trust, School and Role
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and St Katherine’s School please read the attached Recruitment pack or visit our website: https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/ https://www.stkaths.org.uk/
To visit the school or discuss the post with the Headteacher prior to submitting your application, please contact Mrs Crompton, Headteacher’s PA cromptonl@skdrive.org
We can offer you
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
Free onsite parking
How to apply …
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
Please complete our application form by Midnight on 12 October 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on 20 & 21 October 2025 at St Katherine’s School.
All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
Free onsite parking
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About St Katherine's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 998 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Katherine's School website
- Email address
- shelleys@skdrive.org
- Phone number
- 01275 373737
St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community.
Our mission:
We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community,
united in the pursuit of excellence
The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.
We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.
St Katherine’s School is part of the Cathedral Schools Trust. Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.
Arranging a visit to St Katherine's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shelleys@skdrive.org.
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