Headteacher

Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School, Bristol, BS20 7JF

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 December 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: £76,772 - £88,951 FTE per annum
• Pay scale: L17 - L23

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key information about Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School:

• NOR: 374 plus a 50-place nursery
• Age Range: 3-11
• Ofsted: Continues to be good/taking effective action (December 2024)
• SIAMS: Excellent (March 2020)

Trinity is a two-form entry primary school in Portishead’s Village Quarter. Our strong community and dedicated staff drive our success. We seek a headteacher to build on this excellence and foster a welcoming environment where everyone thrives. We set high standards and nurture individuals with courage, integrity and a sense of pride and belonging.

Are you an experienced senior leader who:

• Is excellent at building relationships with pupils, staff, the parent community and members of the Trust Local Committee
• Can drive improvement in an already successful school, using a breadth of evidence and feedback to identify strengths and areas for development
• Has a strong understanding of distributed leadership and can support others to be the best versions of themselves
• Understands the value of investing time and energy into building community relationships
• Values collaboration and trust-wide working

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Engaged and confident children who are keen to learn and positively contribute to their school community
• A welcoming, dynamic and supportive staff team who have a shared ambition to help every child thrive and achieve
• An engaged, committed and ambitious parent community who work in partnership with staff and leaders in all areas of the school’s work
• Excellent support from an effective MAT and collaboration with other trust schools
• High-quality CPD to develop your leadership

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.

School Visits

You are warmly invited to visit the school on the following dates:

• Monday 12th January 2026, 9:15 - 10:45am
• Wednesday 14th January 2026, 1:30 - 3:00pm
• Friday 16th January 2026, 11:00am - 12:30pm

To book a visit please contact the school office on 01275 397710 or enquiries@trinity.bwmat.org

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.

Upload additional documents

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

Trinity Headteacher Recruitment Pack December 2025.pdf - 6.13 MB (opens in new tab)

Headteacher and DSL with Nursery Job Description (Trinity).pdf - 197 KB (opens in new tab)

About Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England/Methodist, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@trinity.bwmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-anglican-methodist-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@trinity.bwmat.org.

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