Headteacher

Glenfield Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8DL

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April or September 2026

• Closing date

  22 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £76,772.00 - £88,951.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Range, Points 17 to 23

Headteacher job summary

Lead a School Where Every Child Can Be the Best They Can Be

Glenfield Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive community with enthusiastic children, dedicated staff and a caring environment. We are seeking a passionate and visionary Headteacher to lead our well-established school.

At Glenfield, our mission is clear: Learn together, achieve together, be the best that we can be. We provide an ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum designed to broaden opportunities and experiences for every child. Now part of the Flying High Partnership, we share a commitment to education that is unique exceptional and sustainable.

Why This Role Is Exceptional

• Established Excellence: Lead a school with strong foundations and a committed team
• Values-Led Culture: Build on a caring ethos and high expectations for all
• Trust-Wide Support: Access system leadership and central expertise across Flying High
• Professional Growth: Benefit from extensive CPL and leadership development
• Community Connection: Strengthen relationships with families and local partners

We’re Looking for a Leader Who

• Has a clear vision for inclusive and inspiring education
• Is passionate about curriculum teaching and learning
• Can motivate and develop a team to deliver exceptional outcomes
• Builds strong relationships with children families and staff
• Thrives in collaboration and contributes to the wider Flying High Partnership
• Leads with integrity creativity and a commitment to sustainability

What You’ll Receive

• A collaborative network of Headteachers and system leaders
• Dedicated support from our Director of Education and central team
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing leadership coaching
• Access to employee benefits including wellbeing support financial advice and local discounts
• A personalised mentoring and coaching entitlement designed to help you thrive
• Regular one-to-one mentoring with an experienced Headteacher
• Leadership coaching focused on problem-solving resilience and professional growth
• Confidential space to reflect share concerns and develop your leadership practice
• Structured support tailored to your experience whether you’re new to headship new to Flying High or both
• The opportunity to lead a school that reflects your values and vision

Application DetailsWe are offering the opportunity to visit the school on 16th January 2026, contact us at hr@flyinghhightrust.co.uk or 01159891915 to arrange your visit.

Early application is strongly encouraged, as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

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.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Glenfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 430 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Glenfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glenfield-primary-school-leicester

At Glenfield Primary School, we have enthusiastic children, dedicated staff, a caring environment and a wonderful building. We work in partnership with parents, trustees, governors and the community to provide a well-planned, broad and ambitious curriculum, adapted to the wide-ranging needs of our pupils. We have high expectations of all our pupils and are dedicated to ensuring that all are supported to achieve the best possible standards.
As our mission statement states,
“Learn together, achieve together, be the best that we can be.”
The school also has a specialist Speech and Language Provision which takes children from across Leicestershire who have speech, language and communication needs.
We are proud to be a caring school where the well-being and development of every individual is of paramount importance. Throughout different areas of the curriculum, children are given the opportunity to develop academically, socially, emotionally and creatively, so that they are able to thrive as they mature and grow. Overall, children feel safe and secure. We have a strong focus on values and building children’s character skills and we aim to embed these into all aspects of teaching and learning.

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