Headteacher

St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0JN

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,105.00 - £84,699.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Pay Scale L15 - L21

Headteacher job summary

Cambrian Learning Trust, together with the Local Governance Committee, are seeking to appoint an inspiring and highly motivated leader to the position of Headteacher at St James Church of England Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity for a supportive leader who has the drive and ambition to work with staff, governors and the Trust to honour the school’s strong Christian foundation, and deliver the schools aims and vision; 'Learning together with courage and kindness -for good of all’

We are looking for a Headteacher who:

• Can demonstrate significant impact in a leadership role within a primary school;
• Is passionate about each child being provided with an educational experience in which every learner thrives;
• Is committed to working within a structure of Christian principles embracing the school’s values of ‘Community, Courage, Kindness’
• Values and strives to engage with and make productive use of the school’s strong links within and around the local community;

St James CE Primary School is proud to be a part of Cambrian Learning Trust. Our strapline ‘Nurturing Growth - Inspiring Minds’ perfectly encapsulates what the Cambrian Learning Trust stands for. We are driven to nurture all learners - the children and young people in our care, our staff, and the adults in our school communities so that they can achieve their very best, whilst providing inspiration, motivation and challenge. Working as a Leader within Cambrian Learning Trust provides:

• Access to an extensive programme of further learning and resources centred around professional excellence;
• Opportunities to collaborate across the Trust with a group of dedicated and hard-working School and Trust leaders;
• An outward thinking Board of Trustees with a strong educational ethos committed to a journey of improvement.

We actively encourage potential applicants to visit our school. If you would like an informal discussion about this post please contact Richard Evans, CEO, on revans@cambrianlt.org

St James C of E Primary School and Cambrian Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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

SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

St James CE Primary School and the Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.

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 James Church of England Primary School, Hanney

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 215 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-hanney

Our Christian values of community, courage and kindness are key to the St. James family, a family that provides security and nurture, so that all can learn. We celebrate each other's successes and provide support and comfort through times of challenge, enabling all to thrive and flourish. 

We are stronger with all parts of our community working together - pupils, staff, parents, governors, the Vale Academy Trust, our surrounding villages, St. James Church and the wider community. This helps us to work 'for the good of all' and is an essential part of who we are.

Just as Jesus had his team of friends around him, including St. James, we are creating a school family that supports and motivates all to be the best they can be, 'for the good of all'.

We follow an ambitious and enriched curriculum that we have carefully designed to develop children's sense of curiosity, empathy and adventure, preparing children to go out into the world as life-long-learners; resilient risk-takers and courageous global citizens.

Finally, we are ambitious for all our learners and in our intent to be the first choice school in the local area.

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