39 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    12 May 2025 at 5pm

  • Date listed

    1 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£70,293.00 - £81,441.00 Annually (FTE) Teachers Leadership Pay Scale - L15 to L21

Head of School job summary

Starting in September 2025, this is a unique opportunity to join a values driven and vibrant academy trust with thirty-three schools across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. A January 2026 start would be considered for the right candidate.

As Head of School, you will lead Victoria Primary Academy, part of the Barnsley-Leeds Primary Partnership (BLPP), which is within Wellspring Academy Trust. The BLPP consists of five schools who thrive through collaboration whilst maintaining their own individual identities. You will work in partnership with the Executive Principal, Jessica Jenkins who leads two out of the five schools.

We believe in support via peers and networks as such you would work closely with the leaders within our Partnership to create excellence for our children. Victoria Primary is the heart of the community and a lifeline for so many. We see our role as not just an educational facility but as a hub for our families. This is a unique opportunity to lead a flourishing, vibrant and highly regarded school.

We have a warm and dedicated staff team who work with heart and care for all our children. We pride ourselves in being inclusive and nurturing. You will be proud to lead such a dedicated staff team and cherish everything they achieve for our pupils.

Wellspring Academy Trust prides itself in providing high quality, inclusive education. We have special schools, alternative academies, mainstream primary academies and mainstream secondary academies that we are very proud of. Our inclusive and relational approach means we have never permanently excluded a pupil from any of our schools.

We are absolutely committed to unconditional positive regard being at the very heart of our culture, and we really do make a difference to the life chances of our children and young people.

We are specialists at making a difference.

We are looking for an inclusive, relational and committed professional to join us.

Someone who thrives from a purposeful curriculum and enriches the lives of others. This role would suit an experienced leader who is ready for a new challenge or someone wanting to take their first move into headship.

Please see the attached Advert and Job Description Pack for full details of the role and responsibilities.

We would strongly recommend interested candidates viewing our school website for more information on Victoria Primary Academy.

https://vpaleeds.co.uk/

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.

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About Victoria Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
389 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Primary Academy

School location

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