Primary Headteacher

Ridgefield Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3RL

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  1 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8 to L21 (£61,534-£83,860)
• Additional allowances:

  L8 to L21 (£61,534-£83,860)

Primary Headteacher job summary

As Headteacher, you will be accountable for the education of current and future generations of children at Ridgefield Primary School. You will need to love learning yourself, and work with staff and governors to shape the teaching and learning within the school. You will need a strong set of personal values, enabling you to serve as lead professional and role model and you will need a clear vision for education, so that you can inspire pupils, staff and the wider school community. In order to fulfil these expectations, you will:

Maintain and enhance our school’s ethos and values by:

Working in partnership with the governing body to continue to provide a shared vision firmly rooted in our educational values and high-performance ethos

Communicating the school’s vision confidently and compellingly to all members of our school community and to prospective parents

Demonstrating our vision and values (Brave Explorers, Great Thinkers) in your daily practice

Playing an active role in all aspects of school life.

Develop and embed professional dialogue and development by:

Routinely assessing the impact of whole school practice through systematic monitoring, evaluation and review

Creating an ethos in which staff are inspired, motivated and supported to enhance their own practice, skills and subject knowledge

Actively embracing opportunities for your own professional growth and development.

Establish high expectations and secure accountability by:

Providing a safe, calm and well-ordered environment in which pupils can thrive and develop a love of learning

Setting high expectations for all pupils, recognising differences and respecting cultural diversity

Please read the attached Recruitment Pack for the full Job Description & Person Specification.

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 Ridgefield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 226 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ridgefield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgefield-primary-school

Ridgefield is a wonderful community based school on the outskirts of Cambridge, with excellent transport links to the A14 and A11, the main Cambridge train station is only a short walk away.

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