Headteacher - Winton Primary School
Winton Primary School, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2TG32 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
1 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 December 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L26-31
What skills and experience we're looking for
The potential is real; the foundation is strong - The difference you could make is huge.
Winton is a large, vibrant primary school with a richness of opportunity that few schools can offer. It is the size of school that allows Winton to offer more. From some specialist taught subjects, more than 40 extra-curricular activities, to generous outdoor learning spaces ready to be developed further - this is a school alive with potential.
As part of Southern Education Trust, whose mission is making lives better and whose values of kindness, creativity and collaboration shape everything we do, Winton is ready for its next inspiring leader.
Preparing learners well for the next stage of their educational journey and future success:
At Winton, we believe every child deserves a rich and meaningful education. One that sparks curiosity, builds deep knowledge, and develops responsible citizens.
Our curriculum is broad, balanced and ambitious. It is successful and yet, there is still room to shape, refine and elevate it even further. Our most recent Ofsted report celebrated our strengths but also identified significant improvements that could be made. This is a genuine opportunity to make your mark.
We are proud of our strong KS2 outcomes, our positive reputation in the community, and our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
As Headteacher, you will have the freedom and the support, to protect what works and to strengthen what shines. Are you the person who can lead our school to realise its potential?
Who we’re looking for:
We are seeking a Headteacher who leads with:
- Warmth and authenticity, building trust through kindness and honesty.
- Ambition for every child, believing deeply in the power of a rich primary education.
- Creativity and curiosity, ready to inspire staff and children alike.
- Collaborative spirit, aligned with our Trust values and committed to shared success.
- Courage and clarity, able to take a good school and lead it with confidence towards being exceptional.
- A people-first approach, nurturing staff, celebrating strengths and developing talent.
- A strategic mind and compassionate heart, balancing rigour with joy.
This is more than a headship.
It’s the chance to lead a thriving community. To nurture a school with heart, history and enormous potential. To guide a curriculum that is already strong and take it even further.
Most of all, it’s the chance to make lives better, every single day.
What the school offers its staff
A leadership structure that lifts you up:
You won’t be doing this alone.
As well as senior Trust level support, Winton has a strong, established senior leadership team, including a dedicated Head of School and three Assistant Headteachers, each leading a phase of education. This structure gives you the space to be strategic - to think, to plan, to create, while being surrounded by leaders who understand the school deeply and work collaboratively to move it forward every day.
This is a headship where you can focus on people, vision and impact.
Further information about the job
You are welcome to come and see Winton for yourself. To arrange a visit or for more information, please contact Steph Arnold, Headteacher’s PA (sarnold@wintonprimary.uk)
Become part of our journey, by completing our Leadership Application Form and returning it to recruitment@southern.education if you would like to apply. See our Headteacher Job Description for further details on the role as well as our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
Closing date: 1st February 2026
Interview date: 11th - 13th February 2026
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Winton Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 840 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Winton Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@southern.education
Winton Primary School is situated in Bournemouth on the south coast and is one of the largest primary schools in the south west, with over 800 pupils.
Whilst we are large enough to offer staff development and career opportunities , due to the way we separate our school structure we retain a "smaller" school feeling so that our teachers and support staff feel valued and part of all that is going on around them.
At Winton we want to be a school that is at the heart of the community, a place where pupils are happy and engaged with their learning and somewhere that all children succeed. It sounds simple, but ensuring that it happens requires hard work from a dedicated and committed staff team. We want our young learners to be excited by the curriculum, responsible members of our school community and move onto the next stage of their education well prepared. We know that to be a successful school we must ensure that children make good progress during their time here and be achieving the highest standards they can. By so doing they will be able to go on to be successful in their future.
Arranging a visit to Winton Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@southern.education.
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