Deputy Headteacher
The Royal Kent CofE Primary School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0LE31 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 days per week, with flexibility for actual days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £58,573 to £67,796
Actual salary
- £35,143 - £40,677
What skills and experience we're looking for
- An aspirational strategic leader.
- A proven track record with the ability to inspire and motivate others, ensuring staff are supported, valued and encouraged.
- A strong knowledge of evidence based pedagogical research.
- A strong sense of community and community engagement.
- Commitment to high standards of teaching and professional development of staff.
- Dedication to high standards and achieving the best outcome for every child.
- Someone who will ensure the school’s theologically rooted Christian Values and Vision are clearly articulated and lived out.
- Have a proven track record raising standards in primary education.
- Build on our achievements and push the school on to greater success.
- Prioritise the wellbeing of our children and staff.
- Have high expectations of all pupils in their attainment, behaviour and attendance, and the skills needed to translate these expectations into pupils achieving their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
- Fantastic children with outstanding behaviour who strive to achieve their best.
- A recent Ofsted inspection affirming that we continue to be a ‘good’ school.
- An enthusiastic, dynamic and supportive leadership team.
- A warm positive working environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to succeed.
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children.
- Supportive training and mentoring through SAfE and the Diocese of Guildford.
- Friendly and dedicated staff supported by committed governors and dedicated PTA.
- The opportunity to make a crucial contribution to the life of our Christian school.
- A vibrant and supportive local community.
- A stimulating and exciting curriculum well supported with trips and events.
- Some brilliant facilities to support teaching including sports arena, outdoor classroom and refurbished school hall.
- Staff Benefits through Vivup including discounted cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme.
- Annual flu vaccination reimbursement through Surrey.
- Occupational health and employee assistance programme.
- Easy commuting and on-site staff parking. We are a short distance from A3/M25 in Surrey and walking distance from Oxshott train station.
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 The Royal Kent CofE Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School website
- Email address
- sbm@royal-kent.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01372 842495
The Royal Kent School is a happy, high achieving one form entry primary school with a section 27 nursery, in Oxshott, Surrey.
We are a nurturing community where children are at the heart of all we do. Our dedicated staff work hard to ensure that children thrive during their time with us and that they become successful, confident learners. We have a strong Christian foundation, at the heart of our local community and we seek to install in the children the values of courage, compassion, creativity, cognisance and commitment.
Arranging a visit to The Royal Kent CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@royal-kent.surrey.sch.uk.
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