Head of School

Peel Brow School, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 0BJ

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,070.00 - £69,596.00 Annually (Actual) L9 to L13

Head of School job summary

The Head of School is an Associate post, reflecting the role of the Executive Headteacher who assumes full legal responsibility as Headteacher of the academy (defined in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document).

The core purpose of the Head of School at Peel Brow Primary School is to provide professional leadership and management of the school within the context of a multi-academy trust. Second only to the Executive Headteacher, the Head of School is the leading professional in the school. Accountable to the Executive Headteacher, CEO and Board of Trustees, the Head of School ensures the school is effectively managed and organised to meet the objectives and strategic priorities of the Trust.

The Head of School is responsible for evaluating the school’s performance to identify the priorities for continuous improvement; raising standards; ensuring equality of opportunity for all; developing policies and practices; ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively deployed to achieve the school’s aims and objectives and for the day-to- day management, organisation and administration of the school. The Head of School is responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements are met and the work of the school is effectively monitored, evaluated and reviewed.

The powers that are delegated to the Head of School are essentially as per those of a Deputy Headteacher when assuming responsibility of the school in the Headteacher’s absence. For the avoidance of doubt, this means that the Head of School will not be able to permanently exclude a pupil or suspend a member of staff without seeking consent from the Executive Headteacher. It is the name of the Executive Headteacher that shall appear on Ofsted reports.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Peel Brow School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 114 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Peel Brow School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/peel-brow-school

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