Headteacher

Bowlee Park Community Primary School, Manchester, M24 4LA

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 January 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £93,424 - £107,131
• Pay scale: L25 - L31

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced leader who:

• Has a proven track record of sustaining excellent outcomes in a large and complex school
• Can provide strategic, inspirational leadership while maintaining a strong operational grip
• Is deeply committed to high expectations, inclusion and pupil achievement
• Has the ability to lead, motivate and develop a large staff team, nurturing talent at all levels
• Will work effectively with governors, families and the wider community to uphold the school’s strong reputation

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Ensure the continued excellence of teaching and learning
• Maintain and further develop our positive culture, values and ethos
• Use data intelligently to secure excellent progress for all pupils
• Be resilient, reflective and forward-thinking, with the capacity to lead a school of significant size and complexity

What the school offers its staff

We Offer:

• A highly successful, well-established school with a strong leadership team
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are proud of their school
• A committed governing body that is ambitious and supportive
• The opportunity to lead one of the area’s highest-performing primary schools

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an outstanding leader to take on the headship of a school with a proven record of excellence and the ambition to sustain it long into the future.

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.

If you are a strategic, values-driven leader with the experience and determination to maintain outstanding outcomes at scale, we would be delighted to hear from you

We are pleased to invite prospective candidates to attend a tour of the school led by the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher on 21st January 2026. This will be a valuable opportunity to see the school in action and to ask any questions you may have. Unfortunately, we are only able to arrange one tour and cannot accommodate individual requests. To register for the visit, please email office@bowleepark.rochdale.gov.uk

To apply for this position, please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk by 11:59pm on 1st February 2026.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check

The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

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.

Upload additional documents

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

Headteacher Person Specification.docx - 19.5 KB (opens in new tab)

HT Job Description.docx - 36 KB (opens in new tab)

Chairs Letter - Bowlee Park.docx - 15.3 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bowlee Park Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 907 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bowlee Park Community Primary School website
• Email address: head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bowlee-park-community-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Bowlee Park Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk.

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