18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    17 October 2025 at 1pm

  • Date listed

    29 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (FTE) Group 2, L12-L16, £67,898 - £75,049 per annum

Headteacher job summary

The Directors of the Mater Christi Trust and Governors of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Ulverston are looking to appoint an inspirational committed Headteacher who shares our Catholic vision and has the passion and ambition to lead St Mary’s. This is a school with a strong Catholic Ethos, with experienced and dedicated staff and a very supportive Governing Body. St Mary’s has a very long history of high standards and excellence. We are looking for a wonderful Headteacher who will embrace the school’s loving Catholic ethos and who will be excited to build on existing strengths.


We are looking for:

  • A practising Catholic.
  • Someone who is able to lead, motivate and inspire staff and pupils to achieve.
  • A creative and strategic thinker with energy and resilience.
  • An exceptional teacher.
  • Someone who is able to communicate well with good organisational and personal skills.
  • Someone who will ensure our children are known and loved.

Visits to school are very welcome. Our Chair of Governors, Mr Neil McLaughlin Cook will make himself available for calls or visits. To book one of these sessions please contact Angela.Willams@mater-christi.com

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

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About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
164 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston website
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