Headteacher
Deadline is today
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 January 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L15 - L21
What skills and experience we're looking for
See full attached Job description and Person Specification.
Following the retirement of a long serving headteacher, the Governing Body of Royton Hall Primary School wish to appoint a dynamic and inspirational professional to lead their school.
Serving the Royton area of Oldham Royton Hall Primary School work with parents to encourage each child to fulfil their potential by means of high standards within a broad and well-rounded education. As a ‘Good’ school Royton Hall Primary equips each child with the skills, attitudes, and values to develop them into responsible citizens. Children learn effectively in a safe, secure, modern, high-quality environment where there is a happy, positive, and inclusive school culture. Everyone at Royton Hall Primary School is made to feel welcome.
Could you be the new leader to take our school forward? If so, you would:
- Be aspirational in your approach to the quality of teaching and learning and of the achievement and wellbeing of every child
- Be a role model who inspires and motivates the whole school community through their commitment, enthusiasm, and dedication to raising standards
- Be a highly effective leader who can manage and organise the personnel, financial and professional needs of the school’s resources and staff
- Be a leader with the interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with staff, children, parents, governors, the local community, and partner schools
- Be a skilled communicator who can share and develop their vision of what makes a good school with the school’s stakeholders.
- Build on the success that is already in place across the school
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Wonderful, enthusiastic, and well-behaved children who are eager to learn and love their school
- A modern well-resourced school with outstanding facilities and equipment
- A supportive and committed Governing Board who work closely with school leaders
Commitment to safeguarding
Royton Hall is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and children. All appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure and barring service (DBS) Checks and satisfactory background and reference checks.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Royton Hall Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 347 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Royton Hall Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.black@roytonhall-pri.oldham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 770 7640
We are a fantastic modern school with excellent facilities and resources. This is a warm and vibrant school where every child and every adult matters.
Arranging a visit to Royton Hall Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.black@roytonhall-pri.oldham.sch.uk.
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