Primary School Headteacher - Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School
Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HN25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027 (potential for earlier start date, subject to successful candidates' availability)
Closing date
12 June 2026 at 2pm
Date listed
18 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £73,105.00 - £84,699.00 Annually (Actual) Headteacher Range L15 - L21 with an additional £5,450 per annum, in recognition of your role as a Professional Peer Coach
Primary School Headteacher - Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School job summary
Primary School Headteacher - Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School, Warwickshire
Salary: Group Size 2, Headteacher range L15 - L21, (£73,105 - £84,699 per annum)
Additional £5,450 per annum, in recognition of your role as a Professional Peer Coach, Membership of Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Closing Date for applications: 2.00pm, Friday 12th June 2026
Start Date: January 2027 (potential for earlier start date,subject to successful candidates’ availability)
Our ideal candidate will be an existing and talented senior leader with a proven track record of leadership impact, which includes securing outstanding outcomes for all and demonstrating a real ambition and drive to continue improving the life chances of pupils, in line with our trusts vision and values.
The successful candidate will also have a wider influence within our trust as a fully trained professional peer coach (training is given for this role).
About Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School
Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School is a one-form entry primary school that caters for pupils from EYFS to Year 6. Currently the school has 217 pupils on roll (May 2026).
Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School’s current building was built in 1883; however, the foundations of the school were established in 1823 by Rev Thomas Helmore and known as The British School. The vision and values of the school then are the same now, 'To create a happy place, where children and adults learn and flourish in a creative, rewarding atmosphere and are given as many opportunities and experiences to increase their life chances.’ We love the fact that we are literally round the corner from Shakespeare’s school. We are ideally placed to take full advantage of the traditions, history and cultural life of the town to enrich our educational provision. We strive to place our school at the heart of the community it serves; a school of which everyone can be proud.
We are a school that has a proud academic record and is committed to providing an excellent education for all our pupils and we aim to:
Provide an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum which stretches children by allowing their imagination to develop
Provide a safe, supportive and stimulating atmosphere enabling all children to succeed whatever their background or abilities
Develop children creatively, socially, emotionally and spiritually to take pride in their learning
Forge strong relationships with parents and the community
Encourage children to become independent learners who can think reflectively and co-operate and show respect for others as well as for themselves
Help our children to face the future with self confidence
Know all our children as individuals, who matter.
We have a strong belief that every child deserves a chance regardless of their skills or abilities and are given as many opportunities as they can to succeed. We are constantly creating and adapting an environment that is safe, fun, inspirational, ambitious and full of care. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, parents and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are part of Community Academies Trust who value all children in our care as individuals and are focussed on ensuring excellence for all.
https://www.communityacademiestrust.org
We wish to hear from you if you really want to make a difference and are:
An enthusiastic, energetic, and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at primary level
A motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff
Confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school
Able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance
A strong leader with excellent interpersonal skills, keen to work with staff across the school and the trust to ensure wide success
Able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders; and
Have an excellent working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
What we can offer you:
An additional allowance per annum, in recognition of your role as a Professional Peer Coach (subject to experience)
Highly effective trust-led school development support
Access to training, resources and opportunities through membership of the trust’s ‘Institute of Education’
Trust funded professional networking, conferences, and residential opportunities to support strategic thinking and joint working with other Headteachers within the trust
Additional planning days built into the Term Time Calendar
Flexible PPA arrangements
As a Trust we provide proactive workload support.
We actively encourage candidates to have a conversation about the role before making a formal application, you can arrange this with our Director of Schools (Primary), Allyson Brown, by emailing Rebecca Shakespeare rshakespeare@catschools.uk. Visits to the school are highly recommended and you will be warmly welcomed. These can be arranged with Rebecca following your conversation.
Visits to school:
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Closing date for applications:
Friday 12th June 2026 (2.00pm)
Shortlisting date:
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Interviews and assessment activities:
Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd June 2026
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974.
The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
For queries on the application process please contact a member of the Community Academies Trust Human Resources team on 01827 702 216.
Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.
Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6
“Education is for improving lives and for leaving your community and world better than you found it”
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Community Academies Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974. We expect all staff to share our safeguarding commitments and to undergo appropriate safer recruitment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.
Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School
- School type
- Academies, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School website
Stratford upon Avon Primary School is a one form entry school in Stratford upon Avon, South Warwickshire. We are part of Community Academies Trust. The school currently has 215 pupils with 7 classes. SEN, PP and EAL pupils are below national average. Our school is a town school but with different playgrounds, a garden and a paddock for sports and forest school.
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