Headteacher
Heathmere Primary School, London, SW15 4LJ34 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date - September 2026
Closing date
16 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 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
- £82,888 - £93,556 per annum (L15 - L21a)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a forward-thinking and innovative leader? If so, we would love to hear from you.
The Governors wish to appoint an exceptional leader who has the vision, enthusiasm and innovative thinking to drive the school forward, building on our existing strengths. At the forefront of the school’s ethos is the commitment to providing a broad and purposeful curriculum, the focus on inclusion and a very real ambition to ensure that every child achieves to their highest ability and is prepared for their next stage in learning. We provide a relevant, creative and inclusive curriculum which raises achievement, encourages all children to have a love of learning and inspires them to succeed in all they do. In addition, we have the rare benefit of having access to resources to provide enhanced enrichment and specialist teaching to complement and further strengthen our core curriculum and offer to our children.
Heathmere is situated in the heart of Roehampton with extensive grounds providing a stimulating and nurturing environment for our children. We have an excellent reputation in our community and a passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for all children.
The new Headteacher will be someone who:
- Has strong leadership, management and organisational skills
- Has a solid record of raising standards and school improvement
- Is forward thinking, creative, innovative and a visionary school leader
- Has high expectations of children and staff and can motivate and inspire all members of the school community
- Has a positive and resilient approach, able to calmly manage challenges and change
- Is committed to inclusion and ensuring that teaching meets the needs of each and every one of our children
- Has experience developing and leading a strong safeguarding culture, ensuring the welfare of children and staff
- Is an effective communicator, able to interact successfully with all stakeholders and the wider community
- Has strong financial management skills and can approach this area with confidence
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- An immensely rewarding role
- A diverse, happy, kind community of children
- A calm and purposeful learning environment, underpinned by a staff culture of openness and professionalism
- Resources and encouragement to be creative and innovative in enhancing the core curriculum with relevant enrichment to provide highest quality education and experiences for our children
- A hardworking, extremely capable and dedicated staff team
- High staff morale supported by a Staff Well-Being Charter
- A strong and committed Governing Body
- Opportunities for CPD, mentoring and coaching
- A supportive local authority
- Onsite Parking
Visits to the school are essential and can be arranged via our Office by telephone 020 8788 9057 or email office@heathmere.wandsworth.sch.uk.
School visit dates are: 25th March, 13th April, 14h April & 15th April
Further information about the job
An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/
Alternatively, please contact Vanessa Lewis HR Officer, on 07974 125299 or email: csschools@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk to receive an application pack or with enquiries regarding the application process.
Completed applications should be submitted to: csschools@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.
Closing: 16 April 2026 (at midnight)
Short-listing: 20 April 2026
Assessment/Interview: 27 April 2026
Please call 020 8871 8270 or email csschools@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk and confirm the receipt of your application
Commitment to safeguarding
At Heathmere, safeguarding underpins everything that we do; keeping the children safe is our top priority. We are a school where all members of the community work together so that children learn and achieve their full potential in a calm, safe and caring environment.
We work in conjunction with the Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Partnership.
The curriculum and wider ethos at Heathmere is designed to help the children to understand how to stay safe. Some of these ways include:
PATHS
Online Safety
Relationships Education
Personal, Social and Health Education
Assemblies
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Heathmere Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 260 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Heathmere Primary School website
- Email address
- office@heathmere.wandsworth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8788 9057
WELCOME FROM THE HEADTEACHER
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the children, staff and governors of Heathmere Primary School. OFSTED rated our school as GOOD in February 2019; we are immensely proud of our school and children.
VALUES AND VISION
At Heathmere, we set high standards for our children and we want them – by the time the reach Year 6 – to be ready for secondary school. Our school values of Respect, Resilience and High Expectations underpin everything that we do. We believe these are the values that will help children through their school years and also throughout their adult life. Take a moment to look at our vision and mission statement.
HEATHMERE ETHOS: ALWAYS LEARNING
Learning is at the centre of everything we do at Heathmere; we believe that children should be ‘Always Learning’. We focus on developing children’s skills and knowledge in all areas of the curriculum. We have specialist teachers in Literacy and Maths who work across the school to ensure that reading, writing and maths lessons are of the highest quality. We also pride ourselves on our wider curriculum which includes lots of exciting opportunities to learn both inside and outside of the classroom. There are lots if interesting trips and workshops and Art, Dance, Gym and Music are all taught by specialist teachers.
WORKING TOGETHER
We expect all children at Heathmere to achieve and become the very best they can be. This vision will drive us as we aim to keep improving our school. Children have the greatest chance of succeeding if parents and school work together in partnership. We are a friendly and open school that prioritises the inclusion of all children. Safeguarding children and ensuring their welfare is a priority for us and we will work with parents to make sure all of our children are safe.
GET IN TOUCH
If you would like a paper copy of any information that is displayed on this website, please ask the office and do email or phone the school if you would like to visit. Everyone is welcome.
Emma Lewis
Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Heathmere Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@heathmere.wandsworth.sch.uk.
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