Headteacher

Spring Common Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1TQ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as contractually available

• Closing date

  17 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £79,747.00 - £87,651.00 Annually (Actual)

Headteacher job summary

Spring Common Academy is a thriving area special school in Huntingdon, serving over 200 pupils with severe learning difficulties and related needs. Many pupils have autism, and some have profound and complex medical needs; all pupils hold an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). We are proud to be part of Horizons Education Trust, alongside Prestley Wood Academy in Alconbury Weald and Riverside Meadows Academy, an SEMH school with sites in St Neots and Wisbech.

Following an Ofsted inspection in June 2025, Spring Common Academy was judged Requires Improvement in Leadership & Management, Quality of Education, Early Years, and Sixth Form. We are now seeking an exceptional and resilient headteacher to lead the academy into its next phase of rapid and sustained improvement, with the clear goal of restoring its Outstanding status.

You will work closely with our Director of Education, supported by a dedicated central team committed to sustainable improvement. This is a rare opportunity to lead a school with enormous potential, shaping its future while making a tangible difference to the lives of pupils and their families.

We are looking for a leader who will fully embrace the values and strategic priorities of Horizons Education Trust, building strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, carers, and the wider community. If you are ready to bring energy, expertise, and determination to this vital role, we would love to hear from you.

Please review the attached recruitment booklet to consider the role in full.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils. All staff will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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.

About Spring Common Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spring Common Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-common-academy

Spring Common Academy is an area special school for 209 pupils in Huntingdon. Most pupils have severe learning difficulties and related needs some have autism and some have profound and complex medical needs. The school is part of Horizons Education Trust which includes Riverside Meadows SEMH school sites at St Neots and Wisbech and there is a new area special school for the Trust at Alconbury Weald (Prestley Wood Academy) opening September 2024.

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