Headteacher
Goostrey Community Primary School, Near Crewe, Cheshire, CW4 8PE26 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2027
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2026
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: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L13 to L19 - (£72,032 to £ £83,479)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Headteacher who will:
- Share our values and lead with integrity, warmth and humility, while bringing the ambition to build on the school's existing strengths.
- Be dedicated to giving every child the best possible start and ensure that support is consistently effective across all subjects and year groups, with inclusion, SEND provision and safeguarding at the centre of their practice.
- Bring successful experience of strategic leadership at Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher level in a primary school, together with classroom experience across the full primary age range and a strong track record of leading school improvement.
- Work alongside our committed staff and governors to shape a clear direction for the future, translating priorities into measurable improvement and leading confidently through technological and regulatory change.
- Maintain high standards in learning, attendance and behaviour, using data, management information and self-evaluation to identify priorities, monitor impact and drive improvement.
- Communicate openly and warmly with pupils, staff, families, governors and local partners, and ensure governors receive clear, timely and evidence-based information to support effective challenge and assurance.
- Stay up to date with current thinking in education and ensure the curriculum and teaching continue to develop, with particular emphasis on depth of learning, effective feedback and the purposeful use of technology.
- Oversee our budget, staffing, estate and resources effectively, ensuring that our split site and shared buildings support high-quality teaching, safeguarding and a positive experience for pupils and staff.
- Develop staff capability through purposeful professional development, while maintaining a strong commitment to wellbeing and sustainable workloads.
- Build strong partnerships with other schools, headteachers, trusts and professional networks so that the school continues to learn from, and contribute to, the wider education system.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Friendly, motivated children who love coming to school.
- A welcoming school community with a strong family feel.
- A hard-working and caring team of teaching and support staff.
- An engaging, wide-ranging curriculum full of memorable experiences.
- Families and local community stakeholders who are actively involved in school life.
- A committed Governing Board that always puts the children first, supports the Headteacher and provides constructive challenge in the interests of continuous improvement.
- Close working relationships with local schools and networks.
- Ongoing professional development, including support with the National Professional Qualification for Headship if needed.
- A genuine commitment to your wellbeing, so that you are supported to succeed.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
and expects all staff, volunteers, and external agencies to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the successful applicant will require an
enhanced DBS check.
As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal
offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children's barred list held by the DBS.
Other
safer recruitment checks including an online check for shortlisted candidates will be undertaken.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Goostrey Community Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 197 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- admin@goostrey.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01270 918940
Goostrey Community Primary School (GCPS) is a maintained community school in the heart of
Goostrey, a close-knit rural village located between Knutsford, Holmes Chapel and Alderley Edge.
Situated ten minutes' drive from junction 18 of the M6, the village benefits from excellent transport
links, including direct trains to Manchester Piccadilly and indirect but high-speed rail links with
London, which can be reached in less than two and a half hours. Just under two miles from the
school sits Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The school occupies a central position within village life and enjoys strong support from families
and the wider community. It is a one-form entry school with 192 pupils currently on roll across
seven year groups, and a PAN of 210.
As a village school, we are proud of our strong community links and the important role the school
plays in village life. Our partnerships with families, local organisations and other schools enrich the
experiences available to our pupils and help create a genuine sense of belonging. We are also
proud of our longstanding international partnership with Elizabethfontein School in South Africa,
which broadens our pupils' understanding of the wider world and reflects our commitment to global
citizenship.
Our school lies at the heart of a thriving village community and enjoys a reputation as a welcoming,
inclusive and nurturing place where children flourish academically, socially and emotionally. We are
proud of our enthusiastic pupils, dedicated staff, supportive parents and engaged governors, all of
whom contribute to the distinctive character and success of our school
Arranging a visit to Goostrey Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@goostrey.cheshire.sch.uk.
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