Headteacher
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6PB13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L24 to L31
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant will:
- be a practising Catholic have a clear vision for the future development of this Catholic school, where every child is nurtured to succeed.
- have the personality, drive and ambition to inspire both staff and pupils
- be passionate about ensuring all staff are motivated to work effectively with pupils to achieve their personal best
- be committed to a positive ethos and culture around school that supports the school mission and vision
- know how to effectively engage all parents in their child’s education and the school
- have a proven track record of sustained school improvement over time
- have a proven track record of successful leadership and management at a senior level
- be able to communicate effectively and engage with the Catholic and wider community be well qualified, suitably experienced and skilled to support and challenge school leaders and governors
- meet all teaching and leadership standards
What the school offers its staff
- A Governing Body which is committed to providing you with the support, resources, and professional development you need to succeed in this role.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your own professional development
- Wonderful children, loyal and proud of their school
- Hard working and committed staff
- Insightful and supportive governors
- An environment shaped by the best pastoral care where every child’s future matters
- Private Counselling
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 760 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School website
- Email address
- Recruitment@st-maryshigh.lancs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01772 339813
We are an 11-16 Mixed Catholic Voluntary Aided High School in Bamber Bridge in the Diocese of Salford. There are currently 774 pupils on roll. This has increased year on year, and we are now oversubscribed in Years 7 to 10. In May 2022 we went through an extensive refurbishment and added a new school entrance, new toilet facilities and developed new ICT suites, RE classroom, staffroom, music room and school dining facility for pupils.
The Mission Statement of Brownedge St Mary’s expresses our intention to ensure that all pupils are given the opportunity to fulfil their potential using their unique talents gifted to them by God. Our inclusive ethos and high aspirations for our pupils commits us to providing opportunities that allow all pupils to develop as independent, confident and successful learners who enjoy learning and make good progress.
Through our Mission, we develop pupils’ personal and moral values based on our Catholic ethos, teaching them respect for other cultures, religions and ways of life (including British Values) and ensuring that all know how to make a constructive contribution to the local, national and worldwide community.
Our curriculum is responsive to our local context and the profile of our cohort entry. Building on knowledge of pupils’ prior learning, we ensure that pupils are challenged from day one through new and engaging learning. We ensure that our broad and balanced curriculum, delivered by specialist staff, equips our learners to transition into appropriate progression routes and ensures that pupils gain secure knowledge, transferrable skills and values which will allow them to lead successful and fulfilling lives.
Our curriculum has been designed and developed to ensure there is no cap on expectations and ambitions and meets the needs of different groups. It has been designed to be ambitious and to give all pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. We plan and sequence our learning such that all groups make good progress. Challenging concepts are revisited so that pupils can make sustained gains in new knowledge.
In May 2025, we were visited by OFSTED who recognized that we are a continuously GOOD school.
In November 2022, we were visited by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate who recognized that we are OUTSTANDING in terms of our Catholic Life and Mission and Collective Worship and our RE Faculty were GOOD in terms of curriculum provision, outcomes and leadership.
Arranging a visit to Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@st-maryshigh.lancs.sch.uk.
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