Headteacher
St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2WZ17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or earlier by negotiating
Closing date
17 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 January 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
Pay scale
- L29 to L35
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Anne’s is a 11-18 Catholic School founded by the La Sainte Union Sisters, providing an outstanding education for girls (and boys 16-18) covering the Greater Southampton area. St Anne’s was judged to be Outstanding for its second inspection in a row in September 2022. Inspectors highlighted our diversity but also the way we have kept true to our values.
GCSE results regularly place St Anne’s in the top 10% of schools nationally. Our A Level results are similarly impressive making St Anne’s one of the most successful 6th Form Colleges in the Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire area.
Now part of Gaudete, the family of schools founded by religious orders, we continue to work closely with the LSU Sisters who founded us. We consequently have deep roots in the communities we serve with a sense of belonging to something bigger than ourselves – the neighbourhoods and society around us, the Catholic community in the city of Southampton, the nation, and the wider world.
While there is a great deal for us to celebrate, our search for a Headteacher also falls at a challenging time for our School. We are currently supporting the police who are investigating the conduct of former members of staff. While our recent Ofsted monitoring visit (June 2024), which was solely focused on safeguarding, has found our processes and culture to be effective – rightly, there are questions being asked about our past. Our next Headteacher will need to continue to work closely with our community to help strengthen trust and relationships.
We are interested in having preliminary, confidential conversations with Catholic school leaders who have the gift for leadership and believe profoundly in the transformative role of Catholic education to improve the lives of others and how to make that a reality.
For an existing Headteacher this could be the next big challenge you seek …or equally the role may appeal to a Deputy Head with still yet untapped potential. Either way, you will be ably supported by a capable SLT and experienced Governors.
In the words of our Head Girls and Student Head of Sixth Form:
“Our school wholeheartedly values compassion, kindness and determination - the qualities we believe our Headteacher should embody, every day. By choosing St Anne’s, you are choosing to be part of a family whose roots stem from a rich history and legacy. Leading our community is a meaningful decision, and we hope you will approach the role with our school motto,Semper fidelismeaning ‘always faithful,’ in mind.”
A requirement of the post is that applicants must be practising Catholics.
What the school offers its staff
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ldowds@emmausleadership.me
CVs are not accepted.
About St Anne's Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1239 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Anne's Catholic School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ldowds@emmausleadership.me
- Phone number
- 01737 652 043
All Girls Year 7 - Year 11 Catholic Secondary School with mixed Sixth Form
Arranging a visit to St Anne's Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ldowds@emmausleadership.me.
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