Principal
Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DU12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
15 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £106,626.00 - £123,505.00 Annually (FTE)
Principal job summary
As Principal, you will be at the forefront of leading the vision for the academy, ensuring every student can reach their full potential. This role demands a leader who is not only driven by the desire to deliver academic success but who also understands the importance of personal growth, wellbeing, and social equity. Comberton Village College has the potential to reach even greater standards of excellence.
The school is a thriving educational community with skilled and highly committed staff. A key driver is to ensure that there is a broad and high-quality education available to every pupil. The school has established a strong community programme very much in the tradition of Cambridgeshire Village Colleges. Given the size and demands of this role, it would most obviously suit a high-quality candidate who already had some successful school headship experience.
Comberton has a successful enhanced resource base for young people with autism on site, which aligns with the inclusive ethos of the school. We would seek a leader with the belief that school communities are made richer by diversity and that all pupils benefit from sharing their education with diverse groups of young people.
This role is perfect for you if:
You have a strong track record of leading successful schools
You are passionate about education and driven to achieve exceptional outcomes.
You possess a clear vision for the future of our school and the ability to inspire others to share that vision.
You are a champion of high standards and believe in the power of excellent behaviour and personal development, great teaching, and a rich, ambitious curriculum.
This will be a deeply rewarding position where you will continue to develop a culture of excellence that empowers both pupils and staff and work in partnership with parents and the wider community.
You will be a trust leader as well as a school leader
As well as leading Comberton Village College, the successful candidate will play an important role as a leader in our Trust. Our principals are key stakeholders when it comes to Trust strategy and decision making. When principals join our team, they become not just leaders of their own school but regional leaders, part of a Trust team that is committed to contributing to rising standards in the sector and region.
We are collaborative and seek to work in meaningful partnership with others. This creates opportunities for our leaders.
We are committed to the professional development of our leaders and have a strong Trust offer for CPD.
If you are an experienced headteacher with strong personal drive, a commitment to both education equity and the highest standards and a passion to make a difference for a community then this could be the right role for you.
Pre-application discussions are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to find out more about this position or to arrange a visit, please contact Neil Massie at Academicis directly.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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 are not accepted.
About Comberton Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1930 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Comberton Village College website
Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.
Our schools include:
Cambourne Village College, Cambourne
Comberton Village College, Comberton
Everton Heath Primary, Everton
Gamlingay Village Primary, Gamlingay
Hartford Infant School, Huntingdon
Hartford Primary School, Huntingdon
Jeavons Wood Primary School, Cambourne
Melbourn Village College, Melbourn
Offord Primary School, Offord D'Arcy
St Peters School, Huntingdon
Thongsley Fields Primary School, Huntingdon
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