Headteacher

Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2EZ

61 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  16 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £62,201.00 - £72,162.00 Annually (Actual)

Headteacher job summary

About Our School

Hampsthwaite is a vibrant, thriving school at the heart of a welcoming village community on the outskirts of Harrogate. We currently have over 180 pupils across six class teams, from Nursery through to Year 6. Our school enjoys a bright and inspiring learning environment, with excellent outdoor spaces that promote exploration, wellbeing, and creativity.

Our core Christian values — Belief, Respect, Friendship, Support, and Creativity — are lived out daily through our curriculum, relationships and decision-making. We are proud of our achievements and are excited by the opportunities ahead to grow and further enrich the experiences of our children.

About our Trust

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is a well-established multi-academy trust of nine schools — one secondary and eight primaries — including both Church of England and community schools. Based in and around Harrogate and Craven, the Trust offers strong opportunities for collaboration and shared learning.

With a mission of “Ambition, Learning and Enrichment for All,” school leaders benefit from a strong professional network, focused school improvement support, and the chance to contribute to the Trust’s ongoing growth, innovation and excellence.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a strategic and forward-thinking leader with a proven track record of school improvement and a passion for nurturing potential in both pupils and staff. You will:

• Be values-led, with a clear moral compass rooted in inclusion, care and Christian principles.
• Possess excellent communication and team-building skills, promoting strong relationships across the school and wider community.
• Be ambitious for all — a leader who empowers, challenges and supports staff and pupils to continually strive for excellence.
• Have a passion for innovation and continuous improvement, embracing new ideas, technologies, and pedagogies to enhance teaching and learning.
• Be reflective and self-aware, fostering a culture of openness, collaboration, and mutual respect.

What We Offer

• A dedicated, talented, and enthusiastic staff team committed to delivering high-quality education.
• Children who are curious, kind and eager to learn.
• Strong partnerships with parents, governors, the local church, and community.
• A supportive, well-established and outward-looking Trust in the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust — providing collaboration, professional development, and strategic support across a family of both Church of England and community schools.
• The opportunity to shape the future of our school, building on firm foundations and guiding it to even greater success.

If you are a dynamic and compassionate leader, inspired by the opportunity to make a genuine difference in children’s lives and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, we warmly invite you to apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact Cheryl Lehan, Trust HR Lead E: c.lehan@ycst.co.uk T: 01423 818527

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the Trust. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.

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.

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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 Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hampsthwaite-church-of-england-primary-school

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