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  • Start date details

    Easter 2026

  • Closing date

    3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    8 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£113,646.00 - £131,576.00 Annually (Actual) L33-39

Principal job summary

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, driven, ambitious and impactful Principal to deliver an exceptional education for Arnold Hill Spencer. The next Principal will inherit an academy confident and ready for excellence - in June 2025, the academy was rated ‘good’ in all areas and ‘outstanding’ for Post 16 by Ofsted.

The August GCSE outcomes were above national for both attainment and progress. The post has arisen following the decision of the current Principal to retire after securing success this summer. We want an ambitious leader to inspire a refreshed and forward-looking team that are hungry for even greater achievements.

There are many opportunities for Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, including our ambition to:

Sustain the recent improvements in student outcomes at key stages 4 and 5

Further enhance the reputation of Arnold Hill Spencer on its journey toward outstanding

There are of course challenges to address:

Ensuring Arnold Hill can now compete with the very best schools in SAT year on year in learning, progress and attainment and become the standout choice for parents and pupils in its local community

The successful applicant will enjoy the full support of our Trust team, the Academy’s staff and governors. There is significant opportunity for professional development and personal growth as part of our Trust, working with partners regionally, locally and internationally. Our Teaching School and Research School offers a full-suite of formal national leadership development programmes to Executive level as well as informal opportunities to network widely and explore innovation and research-based enquiry approaches to school improvement.

In return

You will become part of a leading regional high performing Trust, with a strong national reputation.

We have a talented team of Principals and leaders who work to collaborate to share resources best practice, overcome challenges and learn from each other. We share collective responsibility for all of our staff, young people and children and of course have the highest ambitions and aspirations for their future.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

Applying for the job

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About Arnold Hill Spencer Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1518 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy website
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to “Be inspired and achieve together” and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis.

We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.

We are a member of the Spencer Academies Trust and benefit from the support of an established trust. To find out more about The Spencer Academies Trust, please visit www.satrust.com

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