Headteacher

St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3SB

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  17 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £82,816.00 - £95,267.00 Annually (FTE)

Headteacher job summary

St George’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is a two-form school within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster and the London Borough of Harrow.

We are part of the Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust. There is a strong sense of community and teamwork within the school and we believe that happy children achieve best. The school is well resourced and is committed to raising standards for all its pupils.

We are seeking an experienced Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher to lead our 2-form entry, OFSTED and Catholic Inspection graded Outstanding school. As Headteacher you will be will be a key member of the Blessed Holy Family Academy Trust family of local Catholic schools.

The Trust Board and Local Governing Body seeks to appoint someone who is:

- a practising Catholic who fully supports the Catholic ethos and has a desire to live out and share the faith through their work.

- a leader who is able to inspire colleagues and pupils to achieve the very best they can and can apply the principles of strategic and creative thinking.

- a team player with the parish, parents, the Catholic Family of Schools and the wider community.

- confident as an autonomous leader with a clear strategic vision for the future of Catholic education.

- able to ensure the professional development and welfare of all staff in the school community.

In return we offer:

- an outstanding catholic learning community

- well behaved pupils who are hard-working and have a love for learning

- a dedicated and committed staff

- a school that takes pride in developing the whole child

- a supportive and friendly Governing Body, committed to continuing school improvement.

- a creative learning community

Visits: you are invited to visit the school on 2nd March or 3rd March. Please contact the school office to arrange.

Telephone: (020) 8422 1272

Website: https://www.stgeorgesprimary.org/ Please visit our website to get a feel for the school.

You may download all relevant information and an application pack from the School website and/or Trust websites

Letter from Chair of Governors, Job Description, Person Specification, Application Form, Two Supplementary Forms, Notes to Forms.

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Monday 16th March 2026

Shortlisting: Wednesday, 18th March 2026

Interview dates: Monday, 23rd March 2026

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, all postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and pre-employment checks. The school intends to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of its due diligence. Any concerns which arise maybe discussed at, or prior to the interview stage.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

St George’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The school intends to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of its due diligence.
Any concerns which arise from checks or references, maybe discussed at, or prior to the interview stage.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake and have a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to Exceptions Order 1

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 St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 409 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-primary-catholic-voluntary-academy

Our 2 form entry school was graded as ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ behaviour in our last Ofsted.
The school enjoys an excellent reputation and parents are very positive about the education of their children and highly supportive of the school. Part of the Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust we are within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster and the London Borough of Harrow.

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