Headteacher
Thorpe Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9UG18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 September 2026
Closing date
11 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
21 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £78,702.00 - £91,158.00 Annually (Actual) L18-L24
Headteacher job summary
About this Role
Could you lead our friendly, fun and ambitious primary school?
We are seeking a leader with a strong track record - someone who combines ambition with clarity, and who can lead a team to sustain high standards while continuing to innovate and improve.
This role offers the opportunity to build on an improving school, further strengthening its provision and reputation, while ensuring that excellence is both secured and sustained over time.
The successful candidate will benefit from the full support of the Trust. Leadership within Keys Academies Trust is grounded in integrity, professional humility and a relentless focus on children. We take collective responsibility for our pupils and have high ambitions for their futures.
Our Trust culture is centred on valuing people, through supporting their ambitions and career paths, so that we are a respected and attractive employer.
By creating a culture where staff feel respected, empowered and inspired, we create a positive learning environment.
We are keen to reward and recognise our staff and have developed a comprehensive range of employee benefits to do so.
OUR STAFF BENEFIT FROM:
- Professional Development and extensive CPD programmes
- Perkbox employee benefits platform providing big discounts on shopping, dining
- and entertainment
- Online GP for you and your family.
- Generous Occupational Pension Schemes (Teacher Pension and Local Government pension scheme)
- Generous sickness benefits to support you in a time of need
- Free parking at all the Trust schools
- Nursery provision
- Free on-site annual flu and covid vaccination scheme
- 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme and support
- Additional planning days
- iPads for all teaching staff
- Open door listening policy to Senior Leaders
OUR PEOPLE VISION:
- Our people are proud of our Trust and the difference we make to young people
- We are all hungry to learn and we offer career development and opportunities for all
- Everyone enjoys coming to work, we are inclusive and listen to our people
- Our leaders serve our people ensuring their professional and personal need are supported
- Our people go the extra mile because they feel well rewarded and valued and that we care
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thorpe Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 495 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thorpe Primary Academy website
Thorpe Primary School is a wonderful, multi-cultural school where children feel safe, happy and secure, and leave well-prepared for the next phase of their education. An engaging and innovative curriculum inspires children and equips them with skills, experience and confidence to achieve their best. We strive for children to develop into successful learners and well-rounded individuals through high quality teaching and pastoral care across the school.
Our dedicated staff work incredibly hard to secure good outcomes for children. They work together to ensure the curriculum we offer is purposeful and memorable for all children as well as offering a wide range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities.
Our provision is enhanced by our good relationships with parents, Academy Committee and the wider community, all of whom we work in partnership with.
We are located within the bustling city of Peterborough and enjoy direct rail links with London. Peterborough is known for its diverse and inclusive culture which is something we celebrate throughout our school; with 28% of our pupils having English as an additional language. We are proud to serve the families of Netherton and western Peterborough.
We have high expectations for all our pupils and staff, and consider our families to be partners, recognising the vital role that they play. We want to work together as a team, to fully realise the potential of all of our children.
We benefit from an on-site internal Nursery, which is the main feeder Nursery into our school. We have recently benefited from various site work to refresh our Nursery provision, including internal and outdoor spaces.
We work closely with our four Trust schools (Jack Hunt, Longthorpe Primary, Nova Primary and Ravensthorpe Primary), as all schools are within a maximum 15-minute walking distance from each other, which allows us to work collaboratively with our peers across both primary and secondary settings. We are all proud members of Keys Academies Trust.
We benefit from wide outdoor spaces, including a luxurious school field and dedicated play areas and outdoor learning environments, including a recently refurbished outdoor EYFS and Nursery space.
We welcome new colleagues to join our dedicated team, who will bring energy, optimism and a drive to build dreams for our pupils.
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