Headteacher
Eastbury Farm Primary School, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 3DG33 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 March 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
- £77,051 - £88,150
Pay scale
- L18 - L24
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key qualities and skills:
- Clear vision for the future of the school
- Ability to inspire and motivate staff, pupils, and the wider community
- Strategic thinking and goal-setting capabilities
- Collaborative leadership style
- Effective communication with all stakeholders
- Resilience and robustness in handling challenging situations
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Dedication to continuous professional development
- Understanding of school finances and ability to work with Governors and the Business Manager
- Engagement with the local community and development of partnerships
We look forward to welcoming a new Headteacher who shares our vision and values.
What the school offers its staff
Join us at Eastbury Farm Primary School and empower our children to be confident, successful, resilient and responsible citizens of tomorrow.
Eastbury Farm Primary School is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Headteacher to lead our school into the future. Located in the affluent, suburban area of Northwood, on the edge of Hertfordshire and bordering the London Borough of Hillingdon, our school offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact.
Our school is a 1½-form-entry setting with mixed-age classes from Years 1 to 6, two reception classes, and a 30-place all-day nursery. We pride ourselves on being a truly inclusive school, nurturing pupils from diverse backgrounds and fostering a close-knit, family-like environment.
We are looking for a Headteacher who is driven to strengthen and secure our curriculum, in line with the high expectations set by our senior leaders and governors. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a proven record of inspiring and motivating others, and the ability to promote positive and respectful relationships across the school.
Further details about the role
Contact Information:
If you wish to discuss the role, please contact Sarah Rickayzen, our Co-Chair of Governors, at:sarah.rickayzen@eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk. We would also encourage interested applicants to visit us. To make an appointment, please contact Sarah as above or on 01923 824543.
For more information visitwww.eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk
Please apply on the Teach in Herts website here: www.teachinherts.com/find-a-job/view,headteacher_102922.htm , using the standard online application form. CVs will not be considered. Should you need support, please contactleadership.recruitment@hfleducation.org
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
Commitment to safeguarding
Eastbury Farm Primary 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 Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Eastbury Farm Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Eastbury Farm Primary School website
- Email address
- sarah.rickayzen@eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01923824543
Eastbury Farm Primary School is a 1.5 form entry school in Northwood. We fall under the local authority of Hertfordshire (London Fringe area) but border the borough of Hillingdon (Outer London area). The school is made up of a 30 hours nursery class, two reception classes and then three mixed classes per key stage: 3x Y1/2 classes in KS1, 3x Y3/4 classes in lower KS2 and 3x Y5/6 classes in upper KS2.
We are a happy, caring school which is, at the same time, dynamic and forward thinking. We teach children ‘how to learn' and our curriculum is designed to place learning firmly at the centre of all we do. We are very proud of our achievements. Eastbury Farm Primary School provides an interesting and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to become independent and confident. Our aim is to enable every child to achieve as highly as possible. We believe that only by working together can parents and the school ensure the best for our children. Our policies are based on equal opportunities for all.
Arranging a visit to Eastbury Farm Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sarah.rickayzen@eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk.
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