Headteacher

Sheepscombe Primary School, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7RL

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 January 2026

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: Full time with a teaching commitment of 0.4 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Group L7 - L13 (£60,144 - £69,593)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Sheepscombe Primary School is a small, happy and thriving school set in the heart of the beautiful Cotswold village, proud to live up to our motto to offer ‘an inspirational setting where all children flourish.’

Ofsted- December 2024 – ‘Sheepscombe Primary School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection.’ The previous inspection (March 2019): good in all areas.

The Sheepscombe School community are looking for a Headteacher (with a teaching commitment of 0.4 FTE) who will:

•bring the drive, ambition and enthusiasm to build on the strengths of our school(such as dedicated and skilled staff, well-established but adaptable curriculum with awide range of enrichment activities, and highly inclusive family ethos)

•have a child-centred, inclusive approach and care about every child developing totheir full potential

•be fully committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and staff

•be an inspirational communicator to all stakeholders

•develop and maintain relationships with local schools and partnerships to aid futurestrategic decisions to benefit the staff, children and parents

•continue to develop the quality of education so that pupil attainment and progress ishigh, including for the most disadvantaged children

•have a keen strategic vision, be adaptable and forward looking

•build on the school’s tradition in providing broad experiential learning opportunitiesfor all our children that enable them to flourish

What the school offers its staff

You will have:

•a successful school, where staff are highly motivated and dedicated to the children,families and communities they serve

•happy children who demonstrate high standards of behaviour and who are activelyinvolved in the wider community

•highly supportive and engaged parents with a parental body recently developed intoa charity to further strengthen parent support for the school

•a school with strong links to the community

•friendly and supportive Governors who work tirelessly for the school and are readyand willing to help where needed

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Further details about our school can be found on our website: https://www.sheepscombeschool.co.uk

Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please ring the School Business Manager, Mr James Dangerfield on 01452 813852 or via email at admin@sheepscombe.gloucs.sch.uk to arrange an appointment. Our preferred days for a visit are Monday 26th January all day, Wednesday 28th January 1-3pm, Monday 2nd February all day and Thursday 5th February 1-3pm. If you are unable to make any of these dates please contact our School Business Manager to arrange an alternative appointment.

To apply for this position application forms and information packs are available from Wendy Gallagher, Governor Services, Gloucestershire County Council. E-mail: governor.services@gloucestershire.gov.uk or telephone 01452 427802.

Closing date for applications: Monday 9th February at 12.00 noon.

Interview Date: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th March 2026

Sheepscombe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to sufficient pre-employment checks and an Enhanced DBS check in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sheepscombe Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 67 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sheepscombe Primary School website
• Email address: jdangerfield@sheepscombe.gloucs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sheepscombe-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Sheepscombe Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jdangerfield@sheepscombe.gloucs.sch.uk.

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