Headteacher
Winchcombe School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LB5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £79,475-£92,052 per annum (L20-26)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an exceptional educator to lead Winchcombe School which is part of The Balcarras Trust.
At Winchcombe School, we are a strong community, and we celebrate the learning, wellbeing and successes of all. The leader we are seeking to appoint will be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience of leadership within a successful secondary school
- The leadership skills to inspire staff, pupils, parents and the local community
- A sound awareness of current and future educational developments
- A strong grasp of school and financial administration
- A track record as an excellent classroom practitioner with a strong commitment to comprehensive education
What the school offers its staff
At Winchcombe School (part of the Balcarras Trust) we can offer you:
- A supportive community of colleagues
- The wider network of Balcarras Trust support
- A working environment in beautiful surroundings
- Ample staff car parking
- EV charging points
- 24-hour access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Commitment to CPD
Further details about the role
Please do read the Applicant Pack alongside this advert for further details about the role. We would recommend visiting the school if possible, and this can be arranged on the following two dates:
Monday 10th March at 9.30 am and Tuesday 11th March at 9.30 am - please register your interest in advance by contacting personnel@winchcombeschool.co.uk.
Applications should be in the form of a letter of application (maximum 2 sides A4) and an application form which can be found here on the Balcarras Trust website. https://www.thebalcarrastrust.co.uk
and also on Winchcombe School website:
https://www.winchcombeschool.co.uk/vacancy-headteacher/
Your completed application form should be submitted to personnel@winchcombeschool.co.uk by Monday 17th March 2025, 9am.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Interviews will be held over a 2 day period, Wednesday 2nd April to Thursday 3rd April.
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/social media checks
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work in UK
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to personnel@winchcombeschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Winchcombe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 491 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Winchcombe School website
- Email address
- personnel@winchcombeschool.co.uk
Winchcombe School (part of the Balcarras Trust) is a successful and thriving comprehensive academy for students aged 11 to 16 years. We are a close-knit and caring school, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Winchcombe itself is an attractive small historic town approximately 7 miles from Cheltenham Spa and with regular bus links.
Our students’ attitudes to learning are positive and they participate willingly and with interest in school life. We are a vibrant and forward-thinking school with well-established community links and strong partnerships with parents. The School is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted (March 2022) and has celebrated excellent GCSE results over the past couple of years.
Our staff also enjoy being part of a supportive community and feel valued for the part they play in the school; we currently have around 70 members of staff in leadership, teaching, support, pastoral, admin and premises roles.
Staff Professional Development and Welfare: Our Senior Leadership Team is committed to supporting professional development and where budget allows, will endeavour to fund training courses which will help staff to complete their job in a more effective manner. Our links to Balcarras and Leckhampton Schools enable teaching staff to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust to share best practice.
For more information about our aims, ethos and school in general, please see our website.
Arranging a visit to Winchcombe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@winchcombeschool.co.uk.
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