Headteacher
St Ignatius College, Enfield, EN1 4NP15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or January 2026
Closing date
17 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £85,396.00 - £117,534.00 Annually (Actual) L21-L35
Headteacher job summary
The Governors of St Ignatius College are seeking to appoint for September 2025 or January 2026 a headteacher to succeed Mrs Mary O’Keeffe who is retiring after nine very successful years in post.
The College is a voluntary aided comprehensive secondary school for boys aged 11 to 18 with a mixed Sixth Form located in the London Borough of Enfield with 1,000 students on roll.
The College is in the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus, the “Jesuits”, and aims to realise to the full the academic potential of all students and to help them become “men and women of faith who are men and women for others” who will go into the world and make it a better place.
St Ignatius College is a high achieving school. In 2024, the progress score at GCSE was 0.85, putting it in the top 2.5% of schools nationally and 80% of Sixth Form leavers were admitted to their first-choice universities. Governors are proud of the outcome of the February 2025 OFSTED inspection, the report of which will be published later in March 2025 and will be available on the school website. In 2023, the school was judged “outstanding” in the section 48 Diocesan Inspection.
While the school community values and preserves its rich heritage, it is forward thinking and innovative in preparing students for the demands of the 21st century. The College was founded in 1895 and is now preparing for its ‘second founding’. The new head will carry forward plans for academisation. Rebuilding of the entire school on the same site adjacent to its present location, including sports hall and swimming pool, fully funded by the DfE, is due to begin in the autumn of 2025 and to be completed in the autumn of 2027.
Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding leader who has the ambition, enthusiasm and dedication to take the school onto the next stage of its development. Applications are welcomed from experienced head teachers or ambitious and highly skilled senior leaders who are keen to step into their first headship. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. The successful applicant will be committed to the distinct Jesuit ethos of the College.
The new headteacher will benefit from:
The support of the Society of Jesus and a committed, experienced governing body
A highly skilled and ambitious Senior Leadership Team who work alongside a motivated, caring and capable team of professional teachers and support staff who are dedicated to providing the best education and pastoral care that they can.
Committed families and enthusiastic and hardworking pupils who want to learn and take part in all aspects of school life
Stable finances and a well-managed budget
A fully funded building programme
We are seeking a Headteacher who will:
Be a practising Catholic and able to demonstrate a strong Catholic faith and be committed to the Catholic and Jesuit ethos of the school.
Ensure that the needs of every child are met and that they are inspired to meet their true potential.
Be passionate about teaching, learning and curriculum design in order to continue to develop our school and equip our students to have successful lives.
Provide clear and precise leadership, nurturing and inspiring others to achieve to the highest of standards.
Be a strong and inspiring communicator, able to engage all stakeholders in the next phase of the school’s journey.
Recognise that every role in the school contributes towards forming an inspirational centre of learning.
Be committed to continuing and growing effective partnerships with our families, parishes, feeder schools, the Diocese of Westminster, The Society of Jesus, partner organisations and agencies, and the local community.
School tour: welcomed and encouraged by appointment
Closing date: 9am Thursday 17 April
Interviews: Thursday 1st May and/or Friday 2nd May To request an application pack or book a school tour please email dion.mills@hays.com, to confidentially discuss the role in more detail, please call Dion Mills 07899063321. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY VIA MY NEW TERM. Applications will only be accepted via Dion Mills at Hays.
St Ignatius College is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Ignatius College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Anyone applying to work in our school is expected to share this commitment.
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.
About St Ignatius College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1064 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Ignatius College website
St Ignatius College is:
• A well-respected, oversubscribed Jesuit Community committed to the spiritual, personal and academic development of each individual: the formation of the whole person
• A warm friendly community where all are respected and valued
• A school where teachers are developed ‘’through a strong programme of ongoing individualised support’ and where leaders are ‘’without compromise in their continuing programme of improvement’’
• A school where students are courteous, respectful and keen to succeed
• Teacher testimonial: “I feel that I have really grown professionally at St Ignatius College. Teachers are encouraged to take risks with their practice and the CPD is second to none. It is an incredibly supportive environment.”
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