Primary Assistant Principal

Ark John Keats Academy, London, EN3 5PA

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2027

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  6 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Ark Leadership Scale (Outer London) L7-L11 £65,205-£71,510 Depending on experience.

Primary Assistant Principal job summary

Primary Assistant Principal

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 This role is for a leader who shares our mission to ensure that every child leads a life of genuine choice and can drive their own destiny through an excellent education.

Location: Enfield – easily accessible from central, north, and east London, as well as surrounding areas.

Salary: Ark Leadership Scale (Outer London) L7-L11 £65,205-£71,510 Depending on experience.

Working pattern: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Start date: January 2027                                                                                  

Closing date: Wednesday 14th October

Interviews: Thursday 22nd October 9am

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, and this advert may close earlier than 

advertised depending on the level of response.

 As Assistant Principal, you will have high expectations and be focused on delivering excellent outcomes for all pupils. You will have the opportunity to lead across key areas of school improvement, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, inclusion, attendance and safeguarding. You will play a key role in ensuring that all pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged or have additional needs, are fully included and supported to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will help to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous.

At Ark John Keats, all leaders teach. We believe the strongest leaders remain closely connected to the classroom and lead through their direct work with children. The Assistant Principal will maintain teaching commitment and play a central role in securing excellent teaching, learning and outcomes for pupils.

To support leadership development and succession, the specific responsibilities of the Assistant Principal will be reviewed annually. Areas of responsibility and teaching commitments will be determined in line with the Academy Improvement Plan, school priorities and the experience, strengths of the successful candidate. This provides opportunities to develop expertise across different aspects of school leadership whilst making a significant contribution to whole-school improvement

We are looking for a leader whose values align closely with those of Ark John Keats Academy. The successful candidate will share our belief that every child can achieve highly and our commitment to removing barriers that prevent children from succeeding. They will be driven by our mission to ensure that all children lead lives of genuine choice and can drive their own destinies through an excellent education. Above all, they will place children at the heart of every decision, demonstrating kindness, effort, aspiration and tenacity in the pursuit of exceptional outcomes for every pupil.

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark John Keats Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1732 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark John Keats Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-john-keats-academy

Ark John Keats was founded in 2013 with one class of reception children. We are now a fully-fledged all-through school, running from nursery to year 13, with over 1700 children. Our secondary school is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for every year group. Our community is composed of supportive and committed families who buy into our vision and work with us to ensure their children achieve all they are capable of in the future.

We aspire for all our children to have the academic knowledge necessary to enable them to progress to university, for pupils to have a love of learning and curiosity about the world, and for them to be polite, well-mannered young people who take responsibility for their choices and drive their own destinies.

Ark John Keats is part of Ark Schools, a hugely successful network serving pupils from deprived communities. Our network shares a belief in our six pillars:

• High expectations: we have high expectations of ourselves and for what our children can achieve
• Excellent teaching: great teaching is what transforms children’s attainment and opens door for the future.
• Exemplary behaviour: children can and should be taught to behave well, following instructions first time, every time, without question.
• Depth for breadth: with a curriculum that encompasses the best of what has been thought and said ensuring our pupils have the knowledge and cultural capital to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
• Knowing every child: we get to know and care deeply about each of our pupils as individuals.
• Always learning: we expect pupils to always learn, but also for our staff to continually develop their professional expertise, supported by Ark’s broad professional development offer.

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