Headteacher
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 9AZ27 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 May 2026
Closing date
14 January 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
18 December 2025
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: Monday - Friday 1,265 directed hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L15 - L21
What skills and experience we're looking for
HEADTEACHER
Salary: L15– L21
Start Date: 1st May 2026
Term: Permanent
At our Church of England Primary Academy in Southport, we are looking for an inspirational Headteacher with the vision and skills to, inspire our children to develop a love of learning and shared values; create a nurturing environment where all children can thrive and achieve their potential; build on our strong sense of community.
You will have the knowledge, experience and resilience to drive improvement throughout the school, with the interpersonal skills to motivate others and lead our team. You will be committed to providing a rich and engaging curriculum and promoting an inclusive ‘can do’ culture where all can flourish.
The appointed Headteacher will:
Have a child-centered approach, supporting families to enable children to thrive.
Have significant leadership experience and a proven record of leading school improvement.
Embrace the opportunity to inspire, shape and lead the wider-school team into the future, by living out our Christian values and vision.
Drive our staff’s continuing professional development, encouraging excellence and high standards.
Maximise the potential of our extensive facilities to provide a stimulating, inclusive learning environment.
Build on the strong and positive relationship that the school has with all stakeholders, including our local Church communities.
Understanding the role that a strong Local Governing Body plays in the leadership and direction of a successful school.
Take positive action with parents, children, and families to ensure the school is at the heart of the local community.
In return, we can offer you:
A committed and cohesive staff team, dedicated to the school and its family ethos.
Enthusiastic, well-motivated and happy children who create opportunities as well as being encouraged to be independent thinkers.
Supportive and engaged parents.
Attractive and well-maintained buildings with extensive grounds.
The support and challenge of an active and committed local governing body.
Continuing professional development as a leader, and wider opportunities to collaborate and make a difference across our Trust.
Opportunities for support and collaboration within LDST and across local Knowsley networks.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
Visits will take place on:9:15am, Tuesday 6thJanuary or 9:15am,Thursday 8thJanuary
Please contact Belinda Woodonbelinda.wood@ldst.org.ukor 01704 538 366to make an appointment.
Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020)and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the United Kingdom.
Please return completed application forms tobelinda.wood@ldst.org.ukandkirsty.taylor@ldst.org.uk
Timeline:
Closing date: Wednesday 14thJanuary
Shortlisting: Thursday 15thJanuary
Interview: Thursday 22ndJanuary
What the school offers its staff
About Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Our Vision Statement
At Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, every child is recognised as a unique individual. We celebrate and welcome differences within our diverse school community, encouraging all to grow and flourish as precious children of God. Learning is centred around experiencing the joy of discovery. The ability to learn is underpinned by the teaching of skills, knowledge, concepts, and values, with a vision to prepare our children to be life-long learners, rooted in our school motto: To be the best we can be: For God, for others and for ourselves.
Holy Trinity CE Primary School is a one form entry, popular school in the middle of Southport. As an academy within the Liverpool Diocesan Schools’ Trust, we are ambitious for the very best knowledge-based education for our children. We have recently been graded ‘A Good School’ by both OFSTED and SIAMS. We are fortunate to have a vibrant, happy, and diverse school community with children here whose families come from all over the world. As such, we are passionate about being active global citizens.
We have a strong vision for a world class curriculum, based on the latest research that meets the needs of all of our children. We have many exciting initiatives underway to engage our children in reading across and beyond our curriculum. As a Maths mastery school, we have been involved in developing our Maths curriculum that has transformed the teaching of Maths in the last three years. As a result, our children make excellent progress.
As a school that believes in enabling all pupils and adults to flourish in the widest possible sense, we are part of the Children’s University, promoting active engagement in a wide range of school clubs and community activities.
All members of staff at Holy Trinity are highly motivated to ensure our children are happy and fulfil their potential, academically and socially. Our pupils are well behaved, articulate, extremely positive and enjoy learning. If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and would like the opportunity to thrive in our welcoming school, where CPD is highly valued for all members of our school community, we look forward to receiving your application.
Further information about the job
Letter from the Chair of Governors
Dear Candidate
Thank you for expressing an interest in our vacant position of Headteacher at Holy Trinity CE Primary School.
The retirement of our Headteacher leaves us with an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to lead a school with high aspirations where achievements are on an upward trend. We are looking for a leader with the drive to take this school forward in the current climate of local, national and global challenges both within education and the wider society.
Holy Trinity CE Primary School benefits from being part of the Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust which aims to ensure that school performance and outcomes are strengthened, with all aspects of school life being driven by distinctively Christian values.
Our dedicated team of staff and governors work extremely hard to ensure that the best educational opportunities and care is provided for all our children, that safety and wellbeing is paramount, and that partnerships with our stakeholders remain strong and effective. The governing body work collaboratively in partnership with the leadership team to effectively support and challenge.
The relationship with our church is well established with strong cohesive working that enriches spirituality, allowing children, staff and families to flourish. The school is positioned in the church grounds which facilitates close collaboration between the church and the school
Our school mission – ‘We are precious children of God’ Isaiah 43:4, both inspires us and gives us the confidence to live out our Christian faith in our communities, as we embrace our Gospel values. With Gods help, we seek to be fully inclusive and provide all our children with the opportunity to grow and flourish in a positive environment. We are committed to develop the whole child so that they strive ‘To be the best they can be for God, for others and for ourselves’.
We want our school to be defined by love, and a school where all members of the community feel respected and ultimately feel like they can learn and achieve.
Our school is a happy, vibrant place, one where children and staff feel secure and able to give their best. We are extremely proud of our care and nurturing of pupils, and the results we achieve together.
Please have a look at our website, I hope this will give you a real flavour of what our school is about, and how you can be the person to make a difference in our student’s lives.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please contactbelinda.wood@ldst.org.uk or 01704 538 366to make an appointment
Mrs Clare Murphy-Worrell
Chair, Local Governing Body
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.
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About Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@ldst.org.uk
Welcome to Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Thank you for your interest in working in one of our amazing schools and committing to making a difference to learners right across our Trust.
LDST is a multi–academy Trust of 18 primary schools that welcomes young people and colleagues of all faiths and none and is committed to providing a high-quality education and environment where Christian values and principles permeate all that we do.
As a Trust, we have a very clear purpose, and an uncompromising vision:
The right of all to have a great education is at the heart of everything we do so that all learners, regardless of background, ethnicity or need, make excellent progress, and fulfil their academic potential.
Central to this are our core values of collaboration, difference, local and inclusion, and our commitment to ensuring that all learners thrive through an education that teaches wisdom, instils hope, nurtures community, and embeds dignity and respect.
All of our schools benefit from high levels of collaboration and a strong school improvement function and central team, which give the capacity to support schools, evaluate and intervene where needed. Strong networks and a culture of support ensures a high level of accountability matched with only the challenge required to enable local leadership to flourish.
We do this to ensure that our schools are self-sustaining, and we are committed to being:
Respectful of the individual identity of our schools –knowing their strengths and understand where improvements are needed
Resourceful and recognising effective and successful practice in all schools and using this where possible as a resource to support others to bring about improvement
Responsive to the context of each school, adapting strategies where necessary to promote and sustain improvements
Relentless in our pursuit of excellence and led by a belief that every child can achieve
Our family of schools support and connect, share practice, and provide an excellent education built on distinctly Christian values so that all children, learners and staff across our Trust, flourish. Our established networks provide exciting opportunities for schools to work together to create a fluid school improvement system.
Supporting you to flourish and thrive in your role is extremely important to us and this is reflected in our strategic People Pillar and People Strategy:
Diagram 1, SmartArt diagram
We are a fully inclusive organisation and encourage applications from individuals from all communities regardless of faith, race or ethnicity, age, disability, gender or sex, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.
What we can offer you
Continuing Professional Development – All support staff can apply for fully-funded apprenticeships up to degree level.
Leadership Pathways – We have a wealth of development opportunities that are open to colleagues, and we are exceptionally proud of our very high levels of internal promotion.
Annual Trust Wide Conference – For all colleagues to celebrate and learn together.
Collaboration – Regular networking opportunities across our networks for different staff groups.
Trust Wellbeing Group – Exploring and implementing new and innovative initiatives to support our colleagues to be happy and healthy in work like our Trust Wide employee assistance programme and reward platform.
Laurie Kwissa
Chief Executive Officer
Arranging a visit to Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ldst.org.uk.
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