Headteacher

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School, SPILSBY, Lincolnshire, PE23 5PB

35 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  4 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 March 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L6 - L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for September 2026

We are excited to announce the opportunity to appoint a new headteacher to lead our wonderful, friendly village school with 63 pupils on roll.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a thriving, high-performing rural school with a strong sense of community, supportive governors, and the chance to combine strategic leadership with hands-on educational impact.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an inspirational leader who shares our vision of being a kind, inclusive and a caring Christian community, and has ambition and warmth to build on many successes of our school.

Halton Holegate Church of England Primary school, situated near Spilsby, is a welcoming and nurturing school, rated ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted (January 24) 50242632 (ofsted.gov.uk). We benefit from talented and dedicated staff, enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils, who consistently achieve incredible results. Our aim is to further develop our community where all members flourish and fulfil their potential as valued and valuable human beings.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• A happy, supportive and caring working environment
• Incredibly talented and committed staff
• Well behaved, enthusiastic, pupils who love learning
• A passionate and supportive governing body who work in close partnership with the headteacher
• An inclusive learning environment to meet our children’s diverse needs.
• A strong foundation for continued success and an exciting future

We are seeking a candidate who is:

• Kind, caring, and able to support our School Christian ethos and values.
• An inspirational leader able to build on our schools’ current success.
• Able to nurture and develop our amazing staff.
• Committed to professional development for themselves and others.
• Able to believe in providing for the whole child and in supporting our families and community.
• Consistently fair, able to listen and to be approachable.
• Able to develop resilience in our staff and school.
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

If you are looking for the next step in your career, then we would love to meet you.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Halton Holegate CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 60 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halton Holegate CofE Primary School website
• Email address: Tracey.Robson@haltonholegate.lincs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01790 752575
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halton-holegate-cofe-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Halton Holegate CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Tracey.Robson@haltonholegate.lincs.sch.uk.

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