Headteacher
Acres Hill Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 4GQ12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 March 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: Standard teaching hours Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £73,819 - £85,529
What skills and experience we're looking for
Sheffield South East Trust seeks a Headteacher to start in September 2025, at Acres Hill Community Primary and Nursery School, (PAN 30).
We are looking for a dynamic and resilient Headteacher who has high expectations for all pupils, which will lead to achieving further high standards and pupil progress. The successful candidate will be innovative and resourceful in leadership style, nurturing and challenging to raising the profile of Acres Hill Primary.
Acres Hill Primary was inspected by OFSTED in February 2025 and whilst features of the school were identified as strong, the Inspectors and the school agreed that some areas needed further improvement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with all stakeholders, including a relatively new staff team, to continue to move the school forward, within a supportive local Trust. The Trust aims for schools to grow and flourish, by being individual and closely aligned with the community.
What the school offers its staff
This school serves a diverse and established community in the south east of the city. The school is part of Sheffield South East Trust (SSET), which unites seven local primary schools. These schools work closely together for the benefit of the children and communities they serve. There are many opportunities for support, training and networking between the schools. SSET is closely aligned to Sheffield South East Learning Partnership (SSELP), a renowned locality collaboration of maintained and academy schools, offering quality CPD and further, extensive opportunities.
The school is committed to being highly inclusive and strives to deliver a truly creative curriculum. Alongside other schools in the Trust, Acres Hill has a 10 place Specialist Integrated Resource for pupils with social communication needs. Early Years education is firmly embedded and the school invests in and provides quality FS provision. The school has extensive grounds and utilises them well. Acres Hill Primary is a vibrant and outward-looking school.
The School and Trust can offer enthusiastic and motivated pupils who want to learn and achieve, alongside hardworking, dedicated and supportive staff and governors.
Further details about the role
Applicants should request an application form and further information by emailing recruitment@sset.education
Completed forms should be returned to the same address.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged; please could applicants contact the Trust Business Advisor (Angela Fuller) to arrange this - recruitment@sset.education Tel: 0114 2441512 (Email contact available throughout the school holiday)
To discuss any aspects relating to SSET or the Headship role please contact the CEO Joanne Bradshaw j.bradshaw@sset.education Tel: 0114 2441512 (Email contact available throughout the school holiday)
‘Sheffield South East Trust will work with urgency to improve the quality of learning and outcomes for all children’.
Closing date: 15th April 2025
Assessment Centre and Interview: 24th and 25th April 2025
Acres Hill Primary and Nursery School
Mather Road
Sheffield S9 4GQ
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (previously CRB) in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@sset.education
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Acres Hill Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 228 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Acres Hill Community Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@sset.education
- Phone number
- 0114 2441512
Sheffield South East Trust (SSET) formed in 2016 and unites six local primary schools. The schools within the Trust work closely together for the benefit of the children and communities they serve. There are many opportunities for support, training and networking between the schools. In November 2019 the school was rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Arranging a visit to Acres Hill Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sset.education.
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