Headteacher
Marylebone Boys' School, London, W2 1QZ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 8am
Date listed
7 October 2025
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
- Highly competitive
What skills and experience we're looking for
Education and Training
- Educational and professional qualifications appropriate for the role of Headteacher of the school. Such qualifications would normally include a degree from a recognised university, professional qualifications (for example PGCE) and ideally a further post graduate qualification;
- Evidence of professional development across career to date.
Experience
- Demonstrable success in a leadership role in a comparable organisation and through significant periods of development at Deputy level or above;
- A proven track record of securing excellence in an educational establishment;
- A proven track record in rapidly raising pupils’ achievements;
- Evidence of the ability to develop excellent relationships with staff, members of the local community, parents and pupils;
- Experience in leading and developing colleagues and effective teams;
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-racial context and with high levels of deprivation.
Knowledge, Skills and Qualities
- An in-depth understanding of school leadership and school improvement needed to achieve outstanding pupil progress and personal development;
- The ability to create and implement effective management systems in which roles, responsibilities and accountabilities are clearly articulated;
- An understanding of the importance of research in developing approaches to learning and curriculum design and the ability to put this into practice;
- An understanding of expectations of each phases of education, from Key Stage 3 through to Post-16;
- A thorough understanding of school markets, the analysis required to develop those and the skills to implement successful marketing strategies.
Personal Qualities
- A clear understanding of and commitment to the development of the Marylebone Boys’ School’s values,
- Belief in equality of opportunities for all pupils and staff regardless of culture, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious identity;
- Clarity of vision with the ability to communicate it in a compelling and engaging way;
- An adaptable leadership style which encourages leadership from others and celebrates success;
- Determination and resilience;
- Sensitivity and wisdom in managing relationships with pupils, parents and staff;
- High level interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to influence at all levels;
- High expectations of pupil achievement, conduct and behaviour;
- A commitment to collaborative working, both within the school and across the local community;
- Openness, sense of humour, energy and enthusiasm;
- Strong personal drive to engage with and develop the best in all children in the school.
What the school offers its staff
Marylebone Boys’ School caters to boys aged 11–16 and offers a co-educational sixth form. Located in Paddington Basin in Central London and founded in 2014 as a free school, we are proud of the vibrant, ambitious community we’ve built together. Our strengths lie in creating an environment where high expectations meet strong support; every student is challenged to take responsibility for their learning and behaviour, and they rise to that challenge. Guided by the motto Studio et Industria – “Success comes through application and hard work”– the school works to give students the best-possible start in life in a culture that values professionalism, positivity, and productivity.
Beyond the classroom, we offer a rich programme of personal development. From leadership opportunities and enrichment activities to a well-structured careers programme, which includes support from local businesses such as the Premier League, VISA, HSBC and M&S, we prepare students for life beyond school – academically, socially, and emotionally.
Above all, our greatest strength is our staff team. Professional, passionate, and committed, our teachers and support staff work together to make Marylebone Boys’ School a place where students feel safe, challenged, and inspired to achieve their very best.
With the planned retirement at the end of the academic year of the current Headteacher, who has been with us since inception, we are looking for a new leader with the skills and experience to keep the school moving forwards with energy and rigour. They will need to have the vision to lead the school into a new chapter, building on the foundations already in place and challenging what is possible for the young people entrusted to us.
This is a particularly exciting time for the school as we intend to join United Learning, the largest Multi Academy Trust in the country, in the Spring term. We believe this move will provide the incoming Headteacher with the support, strength and infrastructure to make Marylebone Boys’ School an exceptional school.
For the right person, this is a career defining opportunity to make a real difference in a school that serves a diverse community of young people. You will need to work with staff, the student body and the community to embed further a school culture that is already inclusive, compassionate and inspiring, underpinned by a robust pastoral system, where every child is celebrated and nurtured.
This position will suit an energetic, committed, and collaborative leader with a passion for building and maintaining outstanding learning. We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
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.
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About Marylebone Boys' School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 634 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Marylebone Boys' School website
- Email address
- geoff.morris@unitedlearning.org.uk
A boys' secondary Free School with 600 boys in Years 7 - 11 and a mixed Sixth Form which opened in September 2019.
Arranging a visit to Marylebone Boys' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email geoff.morris@unitedlearning.org.uk.
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