Headteacher

Bishop Stopford School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6BJ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be determined

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: L35 – L40 (Burgundy Book)
• Additional allowances:

  L35 – L40 (Burgundy Book)

Headteacher job summary

A Rare Opportunity to Lead an Outstanding School

The trustees of Bishop Stopford School are delighted to invite applications for the position of headteacher. This is a unique opportunity to lead an academy with an enviable reputation, a highly talented and dedicated staff team, engaged students and a supportive community.

Bishop Stopford School is a thriving and ambitious Church of England academy serving 1,500 young people and their families. For generations, we have combined academic excellence for all with a deep commitment to individual personal development.

This appointment represents one of the most important moments in the life of our academy. As our current headteacher prepares to retire, our next leader will build on her legacy whilst shaping the next chapter.

We are seeking an inspiring and values-driven headteacher who will preserve all that is special about Bishop Stopford School while providing the vision, energy and expertise to lead us forward in a rapidly changing educational landscape.

The successful candidate will inherit an academy with much to celebrate and significant opportunities to look forward to. We invite you to consider whether you might be the person called to lead Bishop Stopford School into its next era of excellence.

Recruitment Dates

• Closing Date Wednesday 7 October 2026

• School Visits and Tours - Weeks Beginning 14 September 2026 and 21 September 2026

• Interviews will be held on Wednesday14 October and Thursday 15 October 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

Bishop Stopford School has a clear commitment to Child Protection and Safeguarding Children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bishop Stopford School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1454 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bishop Stopford School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bishop-stopford-school-kettering

Bishop Stopford School is a forward thinking and high achieving learning community, with strong roots and long-standing traditions. We seek to provide an outstanding education and encourage all – no matter what their starting points – to achieve as highly as they can. In August 2011, we converted to Academy status and we are excited to capitalise on the freedom which this status brings.

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