20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    19 October 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    29 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£92,594 - £108,325

What skills and experience we're looking for

About you

You will have experience as a school leader, having worked as either a Headteacheror Acting Headteacher, with the skills necessary to lead a large and diverse school.

You will be able to evidence:

  • effective and inspirational leadership attributes and results;
  • success in strategic and operational delivery, and the ability to lead and inspire staff and children alike.
  • a thorough understanding of curriculum, pedagogy and the ingredients for high academic standards
  • clear, effective communication skills
  • skill in managing budgets and other resources.

We will review all applications against the criteria in the person specification.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • a caring, supportive, and inclusive whole school community
  • a forward looking, can-do, entrepreneurial culture
  • enthusiastic, articulate, well-behaved and high achieving children
  • excellent facilities, including a state-of-the-art sports hall, a performance hall, and an advanced ICT strategy
  • experienced and motivated staff committed to achieving high standards
  • experienced and committed trustees
  • a supportive and proactive parent body.

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.
Please see our vacancies section on our website www.cleves.co.uk where you can see the Information Pack for further details.



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.

About Cleves School

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
719 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Cleves School website
Phone number
01932 224300

Cleves is an over-subscribed six-form entry KS2 stand-alone academy with a strong history of providing excellence in education through an exciting curriculum, a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, and excellent facilities beyond what many schools have to offer. Ofsted judged us ‘outstanding’ in all areas in June 2022, a standard which our dedicated staff and school community are committed to maintaining. Our aim is for every child to feel appropriately supported and helped to grow, academically and personally. The mental health and well-being of everyone in our community matters to us.

Arranging a visit to Cleves School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dstephenson@cleves.co.uk.

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