Office Manager

Castle Primary School, Bristol, BS31 2TS

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2026

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £ 28,517 - £30,472

Office Manager job summary

Castle Primary School is a vibrant and growing school, situated in Keynsham, between Bath & Bristol.

We are seeking an energetic and flexible School Office Manager to manage and work in our friendly, busy office. The role involves supporting and leading the office team (a Receptionist and Admin Officer), including managing workload distribution and dealing with the wider staff team and parents. The role also includes: finance, administration, personnel and staffing, estate management, and a role in health & safety.

Overall, this is a varied and busy role which will offer many different challenges and the opportunity to lead on different initiatives that contribute to our continuous improvement journey.

You will possess excellent organisational, IT, & interpersonal skills, and effective administrative skills.

Experience of managing staff would be beneficial. Most of all, you will have a ’can do’ attitude and have be able to use your initiative.

We can offer you:

• Children who will make you smile everyday
• Consideration of your ‘well-being’ and access to support (in the eventuality any is required)
• Opportunities to grow as a professional and access to CPD
• The support of a central trust team and a trust-wide Admin Network
• The support of a Trust who like us, values its employees and respects our school’s individuality
• The option to take term-time holidays (in exchange for additional school holiday hours)
• Pension contributions
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme

We would encourage visits to our school so you can see for yourself all we can offer.

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Applications Close: Friday 5 December 2025 at 9am

Interviews: Thursday 18th or Friday 19th December 2025

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

The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Castle Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 365 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-primary-school

Thank you for showing an interest in working at Castle Primary School.

Castle Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming school, situated near Keynsham town centre, and has been educating the children of Keynsham for over 50 years. Our children are a credit to the school, and the staff and Governors are committed to improving the education we offer and achieving the best possible primary experience for all of our pupils, alongside pupil and staff well-being.

Working at Castle Primary School is an opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives and futures. We are currently developing our curriculum to meet the needs of the children and community we serve.
We are seeking enthusiastic and flexible applicants, who are passionate about children’s, and their own, learning and development. A commitment to going ‘over and above’ is essential, as is being able to strongly identify with our school vision and values.
We are proud to be part of The Partnership Trust, which is a multi-academy trust of primary, first and special schools. We are also working closely with St John’s Foundation and six other schools across B&NES facing similar challenges in closing the disadvantage gap.

Please feel encouraged to arrange an informal visit to see our school for yourself or, if you require any additional information, then please contact us.

Thank you for interest in working at Castle Primary School and I look forward to receiving your application.

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