Headteacher
Boston High School, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9PF18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
1 July 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
12 June 2025
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: Fulltime
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Group 6 (Set on a 7 point scale within L21 – L33 School Range)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to the early retirement of our current Headteacher, we seek to appoint our next outstanding leader. Our new Headteacher will build on our well-established school values and successes and move us forward into a new exciting chapter of continual development and high standards.
The school is well established, highly regarded and has a superb reputation for excellence. We are a service driven school and the new Headteacher will build on the principle of delivering for our students, staff and broader community.
The students, staff and Governors of the school are looking for an exceptional leader to help write the next chapter of our history.
If you are a proven, innovative, motivated, strategic professional, with the skills to build on our strengths, whilst simultaneously moving us onwards, then we would encourage you to apply for the role.
The most important aspect of this process is finding someone with the right personal qualities to lead our school, and so we want to be explicit in our interest in receiving applications from exceptional candidates from all backgrounds. This is a great time to join our school, and we believe it will be a stimulating, challenging, and professionally fulfilling role.
What the school offers its staff
• The opportunity to work with enthusiastic and aspirational students with high learning expectations
• A strong team of effective and committed staff
• A supportive and engaged Senior Leadership Team & Governing Body
• Continuous professional development
• A strong financial position and secure sustainability
• Superb facilities and site
Further details about the role
Situated in the historic market town of Boston, we are close to the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, the cathedral city of Lincoln, and we serve the population of Boston and the surrounding rural areas. We are a stand-alone academy (SAT), we have an excellent OFSTED outcome from our Summer 2024 inspection, our academic progress is positive and our reputation and popularity, locally and across the region, is excellent.
We believe in ‘Leading Learning Together’. Leading by example, in support of others, Learning as a lifelong journey / grasping opportunities and, Togetherness as a community, sharing values, principles and high standards and expectations.
Visits to the school are encouraged on: Thursday 19th June and Thursday 26th June (between 12.00 and 5.00pm)
Please contact Mrs Ronda Ironmonger (Head’s PA): ronda.ironmonger@bostonhighschool.co.uk for further information, or to arrange a visit
References will be taken up prior to interview in line with our Keeping Children Safe in Education obligations. Candidates who are not shortlisted will not be contacted. Feedback will only be provided to candidates invited to interview.
An application pack and further information, including a job description and the application process, can be downloaded from our school website www.bostonhighschool.co.uk. If you have any queries or questions after reading the job description, please contact Ronda Ironmonger via email ronda.ironmonger@bostonhighschool.co.uk.
Please return all application forms to:
Mrs N Swain, Boston High School, Spilsby Road, Boston, PE21 9PF
Tel: 01205 310505 Email: jobs@bostonhighschool.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, consequently an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) will be required. All pre-employment checks undertaken are in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Boston High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 818 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Boston High School website
- Email address
- ronda.ironmonger@bostonhighschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01205310505
Arranging a visit to Boston High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ronda.ironmonger@bostonhighschool.co.uk.
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