Executive Headteacher
Stoke Climsland School, CALLINGTON, Cornwall, PL17 8ND18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
31 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L9 - L15
What skills and experience we're looking for
We seek a skilled and reflective leader to drive standards, champion inclusion and wellbeing, develop and support staff, steward resources effectively and work closely with governors and the wider community. Safeguarding and the welfare of children are paramount. This post will require a DBS check and references will be requested prior to interview.
This is a permanent, full-time role and the governors envisage that the new executive headteacher will continue a working pattern of two days at Calstock and three days at Stoke Climsland during a typical week. The post does not involve a teaching commitment.
Please see the information pack, headteacher job description and person specification for more details.
Closing date for applications: 31st March 2026
Interview date: 21st April 2026
School visits to be arranged directly with the schools by contacting the school secretary.
Completed application forms and equal opportunities monitoring forms must be returned to headships@cornwall.gov.uk by 23:59 on 31 March.
What the school offers its staff
The governors of Calstock and Stoke Climsland Schools Federation are seeking to appoint an inspirational successor for our current executive headteacher who will be leaving at the end of the current academic year.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a federation of two highly inclusive, local authority primary schools in the East of Cornwall with a strong relational culture and a focus on the whole child.
Calstock is the smaller of the two schools with three mixed-aged classes and 56 pupils currently on roll. Stoke Climsland is one-form entry and currently has 185 pupils on roll. Each school has its own distinctive identity, yet we are unified by a singular vision and a shared set of values. This vision is described in our long term plan for growth and development (LPGD) which can be found on each school’s website.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stoke Climsland School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stoke Climsland School website
- Email address
- headships@cornwall.gov.uk
In the heart of the village, Stoke Climsland School is a place where we strive to make all feel welcome, included and valued.
We are hugely proud of our school and all that we achieve together: as staff, as parents and as members of the wider community, we work hard to provide exceptional care and support alongside excellence in teaching and learning.
Arranging a visit to Stoke Climsland School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headships@cornwall.gov.uk.
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