Executive Headteacher
Appleton Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD12 8AL24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2026
Closing date
27 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £105,595.00 - £122,306.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Salary Range L30 - L36
Executive Headteacher job summary
We're seeking to appoint an Executive Headteacher at Appleton Academy to lead both the Primary and Secondary phases of our academy, in collaboration with both existing Heads of School.
Appleton Academy is an all-through school educating children and young people aged 3-16 years old, with approximately 1254 children and young people) currently on roll. The school has both primary and secondary resourced provision for pupils with communication, language and autistic spectrum conditions. We are proud to be part of a strong community that works together to inspire, nurture and develop one another. In November 2021, Appleton Academy was judged to be a 'Good' school by Ofsted and we are very proud of this significant achievement. Following this success, the academy has gone onto achieve further successes including the Secondary School of the Year 2025 (Bradford Education Awards), Arts Mark Gold Award and the Inclusion Quality Mark.
The successful Executive Headteacher will be able to demonstrate a successful track record of strategic leadership and sustainable school improvement, whilst having the ability to continue to successfully lead and motivate a whole team of staff, children and young people.
Appleton Academy is part of Exceed Academies Trust; the Trust has built a positive reputation within the city of Bradford and beyond and works in collaboration with Leaders to ensure each of our academies and settings are inclusive, high achieving and provide all learners with the opportunity to strive to 'see what's possible' .
This is an enviable role and one which will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to shape the future of Appleton Academy, and ensure the academy continues to strive for excellence to deliver an outstanding education, with strong links within the community and the City of Bradford.
The successful candidate will:
Bring proven experience of leading impactful change across primary and/or secondary schools, with a strong record of improving outcomes for children and young people.
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Be a values-driven and ethical leader who champions equity and inclusion, committed to ensuring every child—particularly those from disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds— has the opportunity to succeed.
- Possess a relevant Executive Leadership qualification such as NPQH, NPQEL, or be a National Leader of Education (NLE), or similar
- Be driven to engage in all aspects of school life, with passion and resilience to make a difference to the lives of children/young people
We can offer:
- A highly inclusive approach to learning
- A state of the art building and facilities
- Supportive Trust central team, school Leadership, governors, staff and parents
- Opportunities for further development and training
- A healthy work-life balance
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free, on-site parking and access to Gym facilities
- Excellent employer pension contribution scheme
Visits to the Academy are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Laura Armitage (Deputy Chief People Officer) by e-mailing laura.armitage@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk.
For additional information relating to Exceed Academies Trust, please visit our website at www.exceedacademiestrust.co.uk.
Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.
Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.
Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Appleton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1254 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Appleton Academy website
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