Headteacher

Thorpe Primary School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3DG

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  3 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours per week Full Time Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £70,293 - £81,441
• Pay scale: L15-L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who has:

• A proven track record of successful leadership and management.
• The strategic capability and commitment to deliver the vision needed to bring the school to OFSTED "Outstanding" status.

• High expectations of pupils in their attainment, behaviour and attendance and the skills. needed to translate these expectations into pupils achieving their full potential.
• Demonstrated the ability to establish strong links between staff, parents and carers and to maximise the educational impact of these links.
• Shown that they will respond positively, proactively and effectively to the high expectations set by the Governing Body.
• The ability, and drive, to challenge, encourage and support all staff to perform at a high level.
• A clearcommitment to continuous improvement of all key aspects of the school.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer:

• A team of dedicated and committed staff.
• An effective and supporting Governing Body.
• A post that will allow creative thinking and innovation to improve the standards.
• Well behaved children who are friendly and enthusiastic.
• Supportive and engaged parents.
• Attractive, well-maintained school.
• Excellent and ongoing CPD.

We warmly invite interested applicants to visit the school and the governors have set aside time to show you round on Friday 14th March or Thursday 20th March – show rounds are available in the morning or afternoon. If this is not suitable alternative times may be possible. Please contact the school business manager to arrange: sam.weston@thorpe.leeds.sch.uk.

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

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About Thorpe Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorpe Primary School website
• Email address: educ.headteacher@leeds.gov.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorpe-primary-school-wakefield

Local authority Primary School

Arranging a visit to Thorpe Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email educ.headteacher@leeds.gov.uk.

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