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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    3 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    18 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£101,533.00 Annually (Actual) L30-L37

Headteacher job summary

"Domine ut Serviam" "Lord, that I may serve"

An Exceptional Leadership Opportunity

The Governors of St Alban's Catholic High School and the Directors of Our Lady of Walsingham Trust are seeking an inspirational, committed Catholic leader to guide our thriving school community into its next chapter of excellence.

Our School

St Alban's is Ipswich’s premier Catholic secondary school and sixth form, serving 1,050 students within the Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust. Our recently enhanced campus features modern sixth form facilities, and refurbished learning spaces that provide an exceptional environment for teaching and learning.

Our community is defined by the "St Alban's Way" Learning, Respecting, Caring: creating a strong, inclusive environment where students and staff flourish. Our last Ofsted inspection recognised we are a community with "tangible links" beyond our walls and a "strong focus on ethical and moral issues." We are supported by engaged parents and respected throughout Suffolk.

The Role

This pivotal leadership position calls for a visionary Catholic educator who will:

  • Embody and promote our Catholic ethos, where "Domine ut Serviam" guides all that we do
  • Build upon our strong foundations to lead the school to even greater heights of academic and spiritual excellence
  • Inspire and develop our dedicated staff team
  • Foster the holistic growth of all students, regardless of background
  • Collaborate strategically with Trust leadership to strengthen our wider Catholic education community

The Ideal Candidate

We are seeking an exceptional leader who:

  • Is a practising Catholic with a deep commitment to Catholic education
  • Brings significant senior leadership experience, either as a current Headteacher or an outstanding Deputy Head ready for progression
  • Demonstrates a firm, fair and open leadership style
  • Possesses the vision to deliver excellent, inclusive education with exciting opportunities for all
  • Can translate strategic vision into practical improvement plans with clear success criteria
  • Values collaboration and partnership within the wider Trust community

Visit Us

We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit our school community.

To arrange a visit , please contact Lisa Gittins, Headteacher's EA:

Safeguarding

St Alban's Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, evidence of Right to Work in the UK, and satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks.

St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3NJ
Tel: 01473 726178
Website: www.st-albans.suffolk.sch.uk

Part of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust

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 are not accepted.

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About St Alban's Catholic High School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1016 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
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St Alban's Catholic High School strives to provide an excellent education for our students within a caring Christian community where all are respected, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our mission statement is ‘Learning, Respecting and Caring’ and through this mission we aim to inspire, challenge, support and value every student to achieve their potential.

All staff have a responsibility and a duty to ensure that their work and interaction with all individuals fully reflects the school’s distinctive ethos as a Catholic School, although they do not need to be Catholic themselves.

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