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Head of School
Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
19 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time position
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership point 27 to 33
What skills and experience we're looking for
The governors of Wollaston School are seeking to appoint a Head of School to build on the best traditions of the school, realise the ambition to achieve exceptional outcomes for every student, and to bring their own vision and approach to shaping the future.
Wollaston School is part of The Nene Valley Partnership, a unique MAT which exists because we believe that working collaboratively is better than working alone. All members of the NVP challenge and support each other to achieve excellence in education.
This is an exciting opportunity for a energetic and talented school leader, with a proven track record, to work with an ambitious and caring school community, as well as an expert and dedicated governing body.
Wollaston School enjoys a strong local reputation and was judged to be ‘Good’ at its most recent inspection. We are oversubscribed in applications to join Year 7 and have a successful Sixth Form which attracts an increasing number of external candidates. We are committed to providing a genuine breadth of curriculum which inspires students of all abilities and interests.
We have a well qualified and dedicated team of staff, friendly and positive students, parents and a wider community who are incredibly supportive of the school. This is an excellent opportunity to lead our team of Deputy Headteachers, with individual responsibility for the Pastoral, Inclusion and Academic success of the school.
Whether you are an experienced head looking for a new challenge, or an aspiring leader ready for your next step, this is a rare opportunity to make a profound impact on a thriving school community. In all of your work, you will be supported by the Nene Valley Partnership, who have a proud track record of financial and educational excellence, empowering heads of school to create and lead exceptional schools
What the school offers its staff
Visits to the school prior to making an application are warmly welcomed. Please contact Miss Annabelle White, Executive Assistant onwhitean@nenevalleypartnership.comto arrange this.
Applications
Your application should include a letter of application that covers;
- Your approach to leading a large, secondary comprehensive school, and ensuring that every student is able to be successful, no matter their background, circumstances of prior attainment.
- How your skills and experiences equip you to inspire an entire school community as Head of School at Wollaston.
The letter should be no longer than three sides of A4. CVs should not be attached. Please send letters of application to: Miss Annabelle White, Executive Assistant onwhitean@nenevalleypartnership.com
To apply online and download a full job description and personal description please visit - nenevalleypartnership.com/2026/02/head-of-school/
Recruitment Timetable
Closing date for the receipt of applications to Miss Annabelle White, Executive Assistantwhitean@nenevallleypartnership.com is midday on Thursday 19th March 2026and candidates called for interview will be notified by the end of Friday 20th March 2026.
Interviews
Intended interview dates: Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th March 2026
Candidates selected for interview will be notified by telephone in the first instance, followed by an email. If you have not been contacted by midday of Monday 23rd March you should assume that, on this occasion, you have not been successful.
Wollaston School follows a safer recruitment process. The appointment to this post will be subject to suitable references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wollaston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wollaston School website
- Email address
- ridgek@wollaston-school.net
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
Arranging a visit to Wollaston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ridgek@wollaston-school.net.
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