33 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    12 April 2027

  • Closing date

    11 November 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Group 2 Leadership Range – Salary: L12-L18 (£70,275 - £81,454)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential Experience

  • Successful leadership and management experience in a primary school.
  • At least 5 years' teaching experience in a primary school.
  • Proven track record of raising attainment and pupil progress.
  • Experience of monitoring pupil progress, staff performance and policies, ensuring accountability.

Desirable Experience

  • Working effectively with governors and the wider community.
  • Teaching across more than one key stage or subject.
  • Working with external agencies to support pupils and families.
  • Managing a delegated school budget.

Essential Professional Skills

  • Inspiring and motivating staff through a shared vision.
  • Building a positive and accountable school culture.
  • Strategic and operational leadership.
  • Effective stakeholder management, including governors, local authority, parents and external agencies.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Desirable Professional Skills

  • Developing local, national and international school partnerships.
  • Building and maintaining a professional support network.
  • Using coaching and evidence-informed feedback to improve teaching quality.
  • Maintaining a strong focus on behaviour and attendance.


What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • caring, happy and respectful children
  • a supportive and experienced Governing Body
  • commitment to Headteacher wellbeing and workload
  • extensive school grounds
  • continued professional development opportunities
  • an experienced and committed staff team
  • a strong and proactive ‘Friends of Silloth Primary School’ group.

“Staff describe leaders, including governors, as visible, supportive and approachable. Staff feel valued and enjoy working at the school.”

Ofsted, June 2026

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

FULL TIME HEADTEACHER advert.docx - 74 KB (opens in new tab)
HT Person Specification - Silloth.docx - 21.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Silloth Primary School

Organisation type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
Size
185 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Silloth Primary School website
Email address
jhagan@silloth.cumbria.sch.uk
Phone number
016973 31243
See more jobs
teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silloth-primary-school

Silloth Primary School is situated on the beautiful Solway coast. We are within easy reach of the Lake District National Park, giving our school access to some of the most beautiful landscapes the region has to offer.  We can even see the Scottish mountains from our doorstep!


At the heart of our school is a caring and inclusive community where children come first. We are proud of our pupils, our committed staff team and the strong relationships we have with our families and wider community.


Our recent Ofsted inspection captured the spirit of our school:

“Pupils enjoy coming to this school and feel part of a close school family where children come first.”

Ofsted, June 2026



Arranging a visit to Silloth Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jhagan@silloth.cumbria.sch.uk.

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