Deputy Headteacher (Standards, Culture & Inclusion)
Huntington School, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9WT31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 December 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
Full-time equivalent salary
- £78,702 - £86,803
What skills and experience we're looking for
Huntington is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with a Sixth Form taking our total student numbers over 1500, which includes over 300 students in the Sixth Form. Our students achieve excellent results, year-in, year-out, both at GCSE and A-level.
Huntington School is proud to be recognised as an Outstanding school, where“ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”and“pupils are polite, friendly and highly motivated to do their absolute best”. We believe that a great education begins with a strong culture and clear routines, and we are seeking a Deputy Headteacher who will help us take both to the next level.
This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who understands that routines aren’t just rules, they’re the rhythms that make a school thrive. You will lead on developing a culture where students feel they belong, staff feel supported, and excellence becomes second nature.
What you’ll do:
Champion a positive, inclusive school culture, which aligns with our school vision and brings out the best in everyone.
Design and embed routines that create calm, purposefulclassroomsand corridors.
Ensure that systems are set up to celebrate achievement and progress at all levels.
Work closely with the Headteacher and senior team to turn our vision into daily practice, fostering a culture of excellence and consistently high expectations
What we’re looking for:
A strategic thinker with a practical approach.
A leader who understands how to develop school culture.
Someone who can balance high expectations with warmth and humanity.
We are “a school full of opportunities ”where “ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”. Our far-reaching, diverse and exciting curriculum, commitment to enrichment, and our values of respect, honesty and kindness, underpin everything we do. Pupils thrive here, enjoying lively debate, broad horizons, and a culture where they feel safe, supported, and proud to belong.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will playa central role in sustaining this ethos—helping us maintain calm, purposeful routines and a culture that ensures every student leaves with the qualifications and confidence to succeed in their next steps.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Matt Smith, Headteacher:m.smith@huntington-ed.org.uk
Huntington School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
We are unable to accept CVs in place of application forms.
What the school offers its staff
Huntington School is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We are dedicated to removing barriers and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and within the workplace to support every applicant to be their very best. If you require any additional support to enable you to make an application please contact Paula Edwards, Human Resources Manager: by email to p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk
We offer the following benefits for our employees:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Technology scheme
- On Site Parking
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Huntington School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1464 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Huntington School website
- Email address
- p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk
Huntington School is a highly successful comprehensive school in the northern suburbs of the historic city of York. Our core purpose is to inspire confident learners who will thrive in a changing world.
Founded in 1966 and with the more recent accolade of becoming one of the country’s first and leading Research Schools we have established an enviable reputation for our expertise and innovation in teaching and learning, coupled with our school values of respect, honesty, and kindness.
Huntington is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with a Sixth Form taking our total student numbers to approximately 1516, which includes over 300 students in the Sixth Form. Our students achieve excellent results, year-in, year-out, both at GCSE and A-level. Our A-level results place us in the top 10% of providers nationally and we rarely have any NEET students.
In Oct 2017, Ofsted rated the school outstanding in all areas. That judgment is a reflection of a lot of hard work, but only forms part of what makes Huntington so special. As a school, we by no means rest on our laurels, but continually strive to be better.
At Huntington School, we believe that people matter most! We believe our school is made a special place by the students and staff who come here together to learn. We believe that positive, respectful relationships between everyone in our school are crucially important in making Huntington an exciting place to study. We think that we have created an atmosphere at Huntington where we can all thrive together, where the conditions for growth are just right.
Arranging a visit to Huntington School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk.
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