Head of School or Headteacher
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 4JS18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st January 2027
Closing date
13 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £66,367.00 - £84,698.00 Annually (Actual) Head of School L11 - L14, Headteacher L15 - 21,
Head of School or Headteacher job summary
Headteacher/Head of School (depending on previous experience)
Beckfoot Priestthorpe is seeking an intrinsically motivated, highly ambitious and values-driven leader to continue the school’s journey to remarkable. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to either start as Headteacher or Head of School and progress to Headteacher within a short time frame, following a supportive induction and one to one coaching.
The successful candidate will:
- Live our values of enjoy, learn, succeed and embrace our mission of ‘creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind'.
- Build strong professional working relationships with adults and young people and communicate effectively and persuasively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Be driven to make a difference for children and families of the Beckfoot Priestthorpe community.
- Have a deep love of all things learning and be passionate about putting the research-informed inclusive classroom at the heart of all we do.
- Share our commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity and a relentless drive for continuous improvement, investing in people yet leaving no child behind.
On application and at interview, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a measurable record of building a purposeful and inclusive culture with exceptional pedagogy at the heart. You will have evidence of leading and implementing strategy with rigour and clarity, investing in people, and demanding remarkably high standards.
The right candidate will be highly ambitious for Beckfoot Priestthorpe and work with the CEO, Primary Executive Headteacher and the central team in continuing to raise standards of education at the school. You will be passionate about creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind and have the aptitude and experience to work at headship level, yet the humility to be highly visible on the so that staff can deliver great learning in every classroom for every child.
A full induction programme will be put in place for the successful candidate. Whilst the successful applicant will need significant leadership experience in primary school to be successful in this role, you will be expected to continue to develop your own ongoing professional growth.
If you are interested in this role, please make an appointment for an informal conversation with Shirley Watson, CEO by contacting Joanne Whittleston on jwhittleston01@beckfoottrust.org. You can also visit the school with the Executive Headteacher on Monday 28th September at 3pm or Tuesday 29th September at 1pm.
To apply, please complete our online application form and send a formal letter addressed to the CEO explaining how your experience to date prepares you for this role, why you want to work for Beckfoot Priestthorpe and your vision for leadership. In addition, please include a one-page impact document that clearly demonstrates your record of measurable and sustained school improvement in your roles to date.
Contract type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary: L15 - 21 (Headteacher); L11 - 14 (Head of School) progressing onto the Headteacher scale
Why choose Beckfoot Priestthorpe
Beckfoot Priestthorpe is a one-form entry primary school in the centre of Bingley
- We are deeply committed to making a positive difference to our local community and work effectively with our families
- We know our children well, both academically and pastorally, which makes the school a friendly and happy place to learn and work
- We are collegiate, inclusive and professional, with strong relationships at the heart of our work
- We have clear roles and responsibilities, creating a culture of trust and psychological safety
- As a group of four primary schools within our Trust, we work closely together as one team, where everyone belongs
- The central team provides additional support around operations, professional growth and school improvement enabling leaders to lead
About Beckfoot Trust
Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted yet nationally-facing family of diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another to be better tomorrow than we are today.
We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together, we’re making a real difference in our community. Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and how you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page on our website.
Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide
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Thank you for your interest in this vacancy at Beckfoot Trust.
If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team on the contact details below.
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 Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 186 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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