Headteacher

Walker Primary School, London, N14 7EG

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April or September 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £82,816.00 - £95,267.00 Annually (Actual) L18 - L24 (Outer London )

Headteacher job summary

Are you an exceptional and inspirational leader ready to champion a community of high achievement?

Walker Primary School is seeking a leader committed to ensuring extraordinary outcomes for every child, driven by our powerful vision - 'no one left behind'.

Walker is an ambitious, values-driven school that sits at the heart of its local community. It is celebrated for its warm, supportive ethos and its proven success, including a Good Ofsted rating from May 2023. As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting School, our commitment to inclusion is absolute. We are looking for a Headteacher who can pioneer the next chapter.

Download the full recruitment pack for more information.

Ivy Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of our pupils and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS and online social media check. Further information about the disclosure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.

Employment at Ivy Learning Trust is also subject to:

• Satisfactory references

• Barred list check (regulated activity roles)

• Section 128 check (for applicable roles)

• Overseas criminal records check (where required)

• Identity check

• Right to work in the UK

• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role

• Confirmation of registration with applicable registered body where applicable

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.

About Walker Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Walker Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walker-primary-school-london

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