Headteacher (KIB206)
Kibworth Church of England Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0NH24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start of 2026-2027 Academic year
Closing date
26 March 2026 at 10am
Date listed
2 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £82,654.00 - £93,424.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership ISR range of L20 - L25.
Headteacher (KIB206) job summary
Headteacher
Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Kibworth Church of England Primary School—one of Discovery Trust’s flagship schools—is seeking an inspirational and visionary Headteacher to lead its next chapter.
Rated Ofsted Outstanding (2023) and celebrated for its strong Christian ethos, exceptional pastoral care, and culture of aspiration and inclusion, Kibworth CE is a large, vibrant, three‑form entry primary school at the heart of a thriving Leicestershire village. As a Microsoft Showcase School, it is nationally recognised for innovative pedagogy, digital strategy, and high‑quality teaching.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a school with a powerful sense of community, a dedicated staff team, and a deep commitment to helping every child and adult flourish.
About Kibworth CE Primary SchoolSchool is far more than a place in which to work and learn. It is also a place where we begin to build relationships with other people, find out how to work collaboratively, develop a sense of ourselves, and discover how we as individuals fit into our world and society. We believe that it takes a whole community to educate a child, so we aim to work in partnership with parents, both individually and collectively. We are proud of our strong partnership with our very active Kibworth Parent’s Association (KPA), which organises many social and fundraising activities.
- Outstanding Ofsted & SIAMS judgements
- Strong and embedded Christian ethos (“Let Your Light Shine”)
- Highly aspirational, inclusive culture with excellent behaviour and attendance
- Rich, ambitious curriculum enhanced through PedTech innovation
- Strong partnership with St Wilfrid’s Church and the Diocese of Leicester
- Newly established preschool
- Strong parental engagement, and a supportive Advisory Board
“The school plans experiences to bring the curriculum to life. This makes learning memorable and helps to develop pupils in a wider sense”. - OFSTED
The Role
The Headteacher will be:
- The lead professional responsible for strategic direction, educational excellence and day-to-day leadership
- A champion of the school’s Christian ethos and community partnerships
- A leader who promotes high-quality teaching, inclusive practice and ambitious expectations for all
- A collaborator within the wider Trust, shaping practice and contributing to system-wide improvement
- A role model for Discovery Trust values: Belonging, Equity and Ambition
Applicants must demonstrate alignment with the Headteachers’ Standards (2020) and have successful senior leadership experience in a primary setting. QTS is essential. NPQH is desirable.
If you’re a compassionate, ambitious leader who will champion our Christian values and inspire excellence across our school community, we would be delighted to receive your application.
The right candidate will:
The right candidate will:
- Be a highly capable, strategic thinker with a clear vision to lead the school to further success and a proven track record for delivering positive outcomes.
- Possess an unrelenting focus to maximise student attainment, progress and achievement.
- Be an enthusiastic, collaborative and innovative leader with the willingness to understand the team and achieve the best from them including the professional development of all colleagues.
- Have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with children, parents, school and Trust colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Share and positively promote our school and trust values and be approachable, supportive and passionate about the well-being of pupils and colleagues alike.
- Lead by example demonstrating a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning and ensure consistent and excellent learning opportunities for all children.
- Have the ability to share and learn from best practice, including the use of appropriate research-based evidence.
Why Join Us?
What we offer:
- A peer network of like-minded Headteachers.
- A career structure for talented Headteachers.
- Recognition that all schools are unique, with an approach that encourages local accountability and governance that is responsive to community needs.
- A commitment to excellence in education, grounded in a shared moral purpose of ensuring high-quality provision for all learners.
- An established track record of high-quality education and experience of leading rapid school improvement.
- An employer committed to offering all staff high quality professional development opportunities, shared resources and expertise.
- Effective business management systems, ensuring that our academies are able to focus on delivering inspirational teaching and learning.
- A great partnership with the local diocese.
- Free parking.
- Annual incremental pay increases within the pay range.
- A Defined benefit pension scheme.
- Employee Assistant programme - EAP.
- Employee self service portal
- Eyecare vouchers and a cycle-to-work scheme.
- Benefits and discount scheme, such as gym discounts and dental care.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification contained in the Recruitment Pack to support your application.
Occasional travel between Discovery locations may be required. A valid driving license and appropriate business insurance are necessary, and you will need to provide evidence of these documents.
Contact for Informal Conversation
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged in the first instance to arrange an informal conversation with our recruitment partners Propelo on 01273 222 877, email discovery@propelo.co.uk or visit https://discovery.our-careers.co.uk.
Equal Opportunities & Accessibility
We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation. If you require assistance completing your application, please contact hrsupport@discoverytrust.org for support.
Depending on your role, occasional travel between Discovery locations may be required. A valid driving license and appropriate business insurance are necessary, and you will need to provide evidence of these documents
More about Discovery Schools Trust
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and satisfactory references.
AI
While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kibworth Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 585 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kibworth Church of England Primary School website
Kibworth CE Primary School is a large, three-form entry village primary school, judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2010. Being this size offers many advantages, we can offer a wide range of learning opportunities along with a real sense of family within the school.
Children at Kibworth are encouraged to find out about their own strengths and talents to allow them to strive to achieve the best they can all the time. A high expectation underpins all that we do, and children continue to improve through understanding the process of learning and ongoing assessment to ensure they are learning what they need to know next. We try to create a curriculum that is matched to children’s next steps in learning and one which children feel they are involved with focus of their learning. Our school’s high standards of behaviour allow children to focus on learning. This is supported by positive reinforcement of our expectations, awarding of house points and other certificates in our weekly achievement assembly.
School is far more than a place in which to work and learn. It is also a place where we begin to build relationships with other people, find out how to work collaboratively, develop a sense of ourselves, and discover how we as individuals fit into our world and society. We believe that it takes a whole community to educate a child, so we aim to work in partnership with parents, both individually and collectively. As a Church of England Controlled school, we have strong links with the Parish Church of St Wilfrid’s and the school is also an important part of the community of Kibworth parishes and Smeeton Westerby. At Kibworth, the Christian ethos of the school goes far beyond the Religious Education curriculum. In work and play children are given the chance to find out about the beliefs and values of other people, to discover that there are as many similarities as differences between human beings, and that only by understanding these differences can we learn to live together in peace.
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