Headteacher

Freshford Church School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7WE

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £61, 534 - £71, 330
• Pay scale: L08 - L14

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced senior leader who:

• Has a strong vision for inclusive and exciting learning, and is aspirational for every child
• Brings curiosity about how our school achieves consistently excellent outcomes and has ambition to go further still
• Successfully engages, inspires and develops people
• Leads with courage, integrity and passion, is resilient and confident
• Enjoys working with children, and wants to know and understand every child in the school
• Will inspire and develop our staff team, and is committed to going above and beyond to create outstanding learning experiences for pupils
• Will invest time and care in developing trusting relationships with families and wider community.
• Is committed to collaboration and Trust-wide working.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• An exciting opportunity to make your mark on a successful school with a creative and ambitious curriculum, a caring ethos and strong sense of community.
• Dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic staff, who work tirelessly to get the best for every child.
• An experienced and committed Trust Local Committee who know the local community well and bring a range of relevant professional skills.
• Happy children who appreciate school, and the adults who support them
• Great support from an effective MAT team and a collaborative group of local schools to work with.
• High quality CPD to develop your leadership skills
• A highly engaged parent community and access to a beautiful natural environment, offering many inspiring ways to enrich children's learning.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Freshford Headteacher Recruitment Pack - Oct 2025 (2).pdf - 1.39 MB (opens in new tab)

About Freshford Church School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 160 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Freshford Church School website
• Email address: enquiries@freshford.bwmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/freshford-church-school

Freshford Church School is part of the Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Bath & North East Somerset Local Authority . We offer a compassionate and highly talented learning community dedicated to finding the best way of insisting with each child that they recognize the excellence that is held inside; a community that will encourage and enable you to learn more about who you are now and who you may become.

Arranging a visit to Freshford Church School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@freshford.bwmat.org.

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