Headteacher - Christ the King Catholic Primary School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8LX5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 February 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £75,675 to £87,651 Per year (Group 3 - Range 18-24)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Start date: September 2025
The opportunity has arisen for an inspirational leader to join our Catholic school community. The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a practising Catholic who has the vision, commitment, and energy to build upon the existing strong foundation. Who would work with the Diocese and local authority to ensure the highest standard of education for all our children.
Christ the King is a thriving Catholic primary school in Reading with a unique, warm, and friendly ethos with a strong community spirit.
We recognise and value the needs of each child and their family, in a school community rich in diversity, inclusion, and ambition.
Leaders and staff have high ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils live up to these expectations. They are keen to learn and work hard. Ofsted, May 2022.
Through therapeutic and creative approaches, we provide excellent pastoral care for children and their families. The school is recognised locally as being rich in SEND resources and expertise; The Ark, our Autism Resource for primary aged children, opened in November 2011.
We are on an exciting journey as we continue to build on our Ofsted assessment of Christ the King being a “Good” school. It is a great environment in which to work!
What we can offer you is:
- a unique opportunity to enrich your vocation and develop your professional career.
- the enduring support of staff and governors who are dedicated in the continued creation of an environment where all children learn and thrive, regardless of their differing needs, abilities or learning styles.
- a school where happy, enthusiastic, and caring children can be their authentic selves who feel comfortable, included, and welcomed, and are willing and eager to learn.
- supportive governors who are committed to your professional development
- a thriving school partnership with parents, local parishes, the diocese, local authority, and wider school/education partners
We are looking for a Leader who:
- can build on the well-established strong Catholic values
- can foster a strong caring ethos within an inclusive and diverse community.
- is committed to inclusion and SEND provision
- is a highly motivated, caring, and energetic leader who will inspire and nurture our children to do their best.
- is a highly effective primary practitioner,
- is committed to working with children, parents, and staff to raise standards
- will inspire, challenge, and lead our staff.
- is committed to every child reaching their potential through a broad and engaging school curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
Application Procedure
Please contact the office on 0118 901 5434 or email bursar@christtheking.reading.sch.uk or visit https://www.christthekingreading.co.uk/ for more information.
We encourage you to visit the school, to meet our children and staff.
Closing date for applications: Monday 17th March 2025
Interviews: Monday 31st March 2025
Christ the King School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be made subject to an enhanced DBS check and references will be taken up before interview.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Christ The King Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- bursar@christtheking.reading.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Christ The King Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@christtheking.reading.sch.uk.
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