Headteacher
Huntington School, York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9WT19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2027
Closing date
2 December 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Between Leadership 33 (£117.624) and 39 (£136.184)
What skills and experience we're looking for
HEADTEACHER
Salary: Leadership 33 – 39
Start Date: September 2027
The Governing Board of Huntington School seeks to appoint an exceptional Headteacher to lead our highly successful and oversubscribed school into its next chapter.
Huntington School is a high-performing 11-18 comprehensive school, recognised nationally for its commitment to excellence, inclusion, and evidence-informed practice. As one of the country's leading Research Schools, we are proud of our reputation for strong outcomes, exceptional pastoral care, and a culture that places learning, character, and community at its heart.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a thriving school that is ambitious for every young person and deeply rooted in its local community. We are seeking a leader who can build on our considerable strengths while helping to shape our future in an evolving educational landscape.
Our successful candidate will:
- Be an experienced and highly effective strategic senior leader with a strong track record of securing excellent progress and outcomes for all young people.
- Be an inspirational educator who leads with integrity, clarity, and compassion.
- Embrace and uphold our core values of Respect, Honesty, and Kindness and the vision of our school.
- Demonstrate a deep commitment to research-informed improvement and the continual development and flourishing of staff.
- Commitment to the wellbeing of all.
- Have the vision and strategic leadership to guide the school through future opportunities and challenges while maintaining the highest standards of education and care.
- Be committed to ensuring every student feels that they belong in our school to enable them to flourish academically, socially, and personally, safely and regardless of educational need or background.
Working closely with governors, staff, students, parents, and the wider community, you will provide outstanding leadership for a school that is ambitious, outward-looking, and confident in its ability to embrace the opportunities that lie ahead.
Our vision remains "to learn and succeed." and we are looking for a Headteacher who can bring this vision to life for the next generation of students and staff.
If you are excited by the opportunity to lead an exceptional school with a strong reputation and a bright future, we would be delighted to hear from you.
If you would like to learn more about our school, please visit our website: https://www.huntingtonschool.co.uk
If you would like to visit the school before making an application, please contact, Paula Edwards, HR Manager: p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk. An initial discussion with the Chair of Governors can be arranged on request.
Huntington School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
We are unable to accept CVs in place of application forms.
Huntington School is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We are dedicated to removing barriers and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and within the workplace to support every applicant to be their very best. If you require any additional support to enable you to make an application please contact Paula Edwards, Human Resources Manager: by email to p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk.
Closing Date: 9am, Wednesday 2nd December
Interviews will take place: Thursday 10th and Friday 11th December
What the school offers its staff
At Huntington School, we believe that our staff are our greatest asset. We are proud of our positive, inclusive and supportive culture, where people are valued, encouraged to develop and given opportunities to make a difference.
We offer:
- A thriving and ambitious school community – the opportunity to work with dedicated, talented and passionate colleagues who share a commitment to providing the very best education and opportunities for young people.
- A strong reputation for excellence – an Ofsted Outstanding school (November 2023), with a track record of strong outcomes, high aspirations and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Professional development and career progression – a commitment to ongoing learning, leadership development and opportunities to grow professionally and realise your potential.
- A collaborative working environment – supportive relationships between colleagues, leaders, governors, students and families, built on mutual respect and a shared sense of purpose.
- Staff wellbeing and support – a commitment to creating a positive working environment where staff feel listened to, supported and valued, with access to wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- A culture built around our values – Respect, Honesty and Kindness underpin the way we work together and the relationships we build across our school community.
- Opportunities to innovate and influence – an environment that encourages new ideas, professional autonomy and the opportunity to shape the future direction of the school.
- A commitment to inclusion – ensuring every member of our community feels they belong, is supported and is able to achieve their full potential.
Joining Huntington means becoming part of a school community that is ambitious for its students, supportive of its staff and committed to making a lasting difference.
We are proud of our school and the people who make it what it is.
Further information about the job
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 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 Huntington School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1505 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Huntington School website
- Email address
- p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01904 752137
Huntington School is a highly successful comprehensive school in the northern suburbs of the historic city of York. Our core purpose is to inspire confident learners who will thrive in a changing world.
Founded in 1966 and with the more recent accolade of becoming one of the country’s first and leading Research Schools we have established an enviable reputation for our expertise and innovation in teaching and learning, coupled with our school values of respect, honesty, and kindness.
Huntington is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with a Sixth Form taking our total student numbers to approximately 1516, which includes over 300 students in the Sixth Form. Our students achieve excellent results, year-in, year-out, both at GCSE and A-level. Our A-level results place us in the top 10% of providers nationally and we rarely have any NEET students.
In Oct 2017, Ofsted rated the school outstanding in all areas. That judgment is a reflection of a lot of hard work, but only forms part of what makes Huntington so special. As a school, we by no means rest on our laurels, but continually strive to be better.
At Huntington School, we believe that people matter most! We believe our school is made a special place by the students and staff who come here together to learn. We believe that positive, respectful relationships between everyone in our school are crucially important in making Huntington an exciting place to study. We think that we have created an atmosphere at Huntington where we can all thrive together, where the conditions for growth are just right.
Arranging a visit to Huntington School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk.
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