Principal
St Ivo Academy, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6RR15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
10 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
22 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £110,363.00 - £127,840.00 Annually (Actual)
Principal job summary
Lead the Future of Education at St Ivo Academy - Become Our Next Principal
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for academic excellence and a commitment to transforming lives? Do you thrive on inspiring others, building strong cultures, and driving whole-school improvement? If so, this could be your career-defining opportunity.
We are seeking an exceptional Principal to lead St Ivo Academy, a vibrant 11-18 secondary school with over 1400 scholars, part of the Astrea Academy Trust family in Cambridgeshire.
About the Role
Whether you are a successful Principal ready for your next challenge or an outstanding Vice Principal with the drive to step up, this is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a large, inclusive and ambitious academy.
You will be a dynamic and aspirational leader with a strong moral compass, an unwavering belief in the potential of every child, and the ability to unite staff, scholars and the wider community around a shared vision of excellence.
As Principal, you will lead the academy to become a beacon of educational excellence in the region, delivering an exceptional offer that ensures every scholar thrives.
What We Offer
You will be supported by the full strength of Astrea Academy Trust, including:
- An experienced Executive Principal and Deputy Director of Secondary
- A team of National Subject Leads and central specialists in Finance, HR, Estates and more
- A values-driven culture focused on inclusion, aspiration and academic rigour
Key Responsibilities
- Embed Astrea’s vision and values across the academy
- Lead strategic planning, curriculum development and school improvement
- Inspire a culture of high expectations, impeccable behaviour and scholarly ambition
- Drive academic outcomes and personal development for all scholars
- Build strong relationships with staff, families and the wider community
- Develop and empower staff through high-quality professional development
Why Join Us?
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to delivering a world-class education that changes lives. We believe in powerful knowledge, warm-strict behaviour systems, and joyful learning environments. As Principal, you will be at the heart of this mission.
Interested in Applying?
If you are aligned with our values and ready to make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you. For an initial confidential conversation, please contact Rebekah Ramsden, Deputy Director of Secondary Education, at rebekah.ramsden@astreaacademytrust.org.
For further information about the role or to discuss the application process please contact either Stephen Casey or Sarah Fedun from the recruitment team at Astrea.
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to lead with purpose, inspire excellence, and shape the future of St Ivo Academy, apply today and be part of our mission to transform lives through education.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post would be subject to an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check with Barred List, satisfactory medical and employment references.
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 St Ivo Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1493 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Ivo Academy website
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to St Ivo Academy. We are an inclusive 11-18 academy which for the last 60 years has been privileged to serve the community of St Ives and its surrounding area.
Our vision for St Ivo Academy is:
We believe that all students, regardless of their starting point, should be guided and supported to develop the academic, social and moral understanding and behaviours to be successful and happy in their future.
As a community of students, staff and parents/carers we are respectful, polite and courteous to each other in all that we do.
The values we hold as being central to this are:
Respect
Resilience
Our ethos is, very simply:
Work hard, be kind
We believe that St Ivo Academy offers a unique mix of academic success and care for the individual. It is a great place to learn and to work. We are very proud of a school which is constantly evolving and adapting to provide the best education for the young people of St Ives.
You will find key information about the school on this site or for more regular updates use our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter accounts. You are, of course, very welcome to arrange a visit to see for yourself what St Ivo Academy has to offer.
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