18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Easter 2026

  • Closing date

    3 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    26 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£88,950.00 - £103,030.00 Annually (Actual) L23 - L29 of the Headteacher Leadership Pay Scale

Headteacher job summary

Ladywood School is an Outstanding Special School situated in Bolton which caters for primary aged pupils with complex learning difficulties and complexities of need including additional difficulties in the areas of; sensory impairment, physical needs, ASD or medical needs.

Due to internal career progression, Woodbridge Trust are seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Headteacher to lead Ladywood School.

We are looking for a leader who will embrace our inclusive and nurturing approach, supporting every child to reach their full potential while maintaining the high standards we are proud of. This role presents an exciting opportunity to demonstrate inspirational leadership, creativity, and a commitment to excellence, ensuring that Ladywood School continues to thrive as a place where every pupil and staff member can be the very best they can be.

If you:

  • Have previous leadership experience, preferably working with children with SEND
  • Have a proven commitment to improvement, and a creative, clear and thoughtful approach to successfully delivering the School’s priorities.
  • Value the uniqueness of every child
  • Can ensure a curriculum that is designed with pupils’ individual strengths and needs at the heart of their learning.
  • Can Inspire and develop a highly motivated staff team, ambitious for our school’s continued success
  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to collaborative leadership, fostering partnerships with the Woodbridge Trust, the local authority, other schools, and the wider Bolton community

Then we want to hear from you.

In return, we will offer:

  • A challenging yet rewarding working environment
  • Professional development to support you in your career
  • Hardworking, dedicated, professional and enthusiastic staff
  • The benefits of working in an innovative and forward-thinking Trust
  • Supportive leadership and real opportunities to develop
  • A genuinely happy and caring place to work
  • High standard facilities

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Rachel Fitzpatrick on 01204 333400 to arrange a visit on one of the following dates: Tuesday 14th October or Thursday 23rd October.

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.

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About Ladywood School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
School size
211 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
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Ladywood School is a primary special school for pupils with complex learning difficulties. There are currently 207 pupils on roll.

Ladywood has been judged as an outstanding school by OFSTED on 4 consecutive occasions, most recently in January 2023.

‘Leaders and staff at Ladywood School value every pupil for their uniqueness. The school’s inspiring and creative community, where staff make learning fun, allows pupils to thrive. ’ (OFSTED 2023)

Ladywood is a proud member of Woodbridge Trust, which is a local partnership with Firwood School, Ladywood Outreach and Woodbridge College. We were awarded Bolton News ‘Primary School of the Year 2018’ and the Nasen award for ‘Co-production with Children and Young people and their Families’ in 2019.

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