26 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    01 September 2026

  • Closing date

    21 April 2026 at 1pm

  • Date listed

    20 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£58,569.00 - £64,691.00 Annually (FTE) L6 - L10

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher

Salary: L6 - L10 £58,569 - £64,691 per annum

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Location: St Paul’s CE Primary School, Warrington Road, Wigan. WN3 6SB

Welcome to St Paul’s C E Primary School, on behalf of the LDST, and the Local Governing Body we would like to invite applications for the post of Deputy Head Teacher.

We are looking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational classroom practitioner to contribute to our successful and hardworking school and become a significant part of our Senior Leadership Team.

We are seeking to appoint someone who is energetic, talented and ambitious and who can inspire, challenge, motivate and support both children and colleagues. We require someone who has high expectations of themselves and others and can demonstrate a co-operative approach whilst being passionate about providing the highest quality of education within a “small school with a big heart”.

St Paul’s C E Primary School are proud to be a part of the Liverpool Schools Diocese Trust (LDST) since 2018. The LDST are a multi-academy trust of 19 schools from across the Liverpool Diocese. Our Trust is inclusive and values-driven and all schools within it benefit from working collaboratively and sharing a vision of providing an excellent education, built on distinctly Christian Values.

We can offer you:

  • A dedicated and supportive school team
  • Friendly, well-behaved children who are eager to learn
  • Positive and supportive relationships with parents, the local church and community
  • A real commitment to high quality continuous professional development
  • A committed and supportive Local Governing Body and Trust

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01942 243068 or email the school office manager Mrs Louise Cooke on stpaulswigan@LDST.org.uk to make an appointment. Visits by appointment on: Friday 24 April 2026, Wednesday 29 April 2026 and Thursday 30 April in the afternoon.

Closing date: 21st April2026 at 12noon

Shortlisting: 21st April 2026

Interviews: 6th May 2026

Lesson observations to be confirmed at shortlisting. To take place in current candidates setting.

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

Applicants from overseas are advised to obtain an overseas criminal check before they apply for a visa as the post is in the education sector.

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.

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About St Paul's Church of England Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
181 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
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School website
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St Paul’s CofE Primary school is a small school which has God at the centre. We have excellent links with St Paul’s Church and the school and Church regularly worship together. St Paul's School believes in the uniqueness of every child created in the image of God. For this reason, we aim to enable each child to grow and develop in mind, body and spirit, through challenging and creative teaching within the context of healthy and meaningful relationships, set in a caring and supportive environment.

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