Head of School
Spalding Primary Academy, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1PB12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
21 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
9 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £61,534.00 - £69,596.00 Annually (Actual)
Head of School job summary
Spalding Primary Academy (part of Infinity Academies Trust) are seeking to appoint an innovative and inspiring Head of School to help drive continued improvement. This is a permanent position starting on the 1st January 2026.
This is a perfect opportunity for a dynamic and talented leader who would like the opportunity to lead the school through the next stage in its development whilst developing their own leadership skills by working alongside the Executive Headteacher.
If you would like to work in a Trust that is committed to providing children with an ‘outstanding’ learning experience, and aims to continually develop and grow, and where teamwork and the professional development of all staff is important, we would love to hear from you.
Our ideal candidate will:
Put children at the heart of everything they do
Have a desire to create outstanding learning, raise aspiration, secure an enjoyment and love of learning and develop a sense of pride in all that we do
Be an outstanding and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with a proven track record of raising standards
Have a passion and commitment to improving the life chances of our children
Be able to lead, inspire and motivate others
Have the ability to drive forward developments in our curriculum
Be able to develop effective partnerships with staff, governors, parents and the wider community
Be creative, imaginative and passionate about learning
Be determined and resilient with very high expectations
Be innovative and inspirational and willing to take risks
A highly effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
We are located just minutes from the centre of Spalding and half an hour from Peterborough.
Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.
Our school is committed to the safeguarding of children and promoting child welfare. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. All references will be taken up before interview
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 Spalding Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 410 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Spalding Primary Academy website
We are a two form entry school serving the Spalding community; our school is a microcosm of the community we serve. We believe that every child has the right to learn in the highest quality learning environment. We promote learning that inspires and develops children's curiosity through our broad curriculum. We want our children to be literate and numerate but we also want them to develop a love and interest in a range of subjects.
Every child in our school knows they are valued, knows they have a voice and know that voice will be heard. We have high aspirations and expectations for every child and all we ask in return is that every child gives their best with an open and inquisitive mind.
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