Principal

Green Oaks Primary Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR

30 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £71,330.00 - £82,654.00 Annually (FTE) L14 - L20

Principal job summary

About us:

Green Oaks Primary Academy is part of the Greenwood Academies Trust. Our vibrant and caring one‑form‑entry academy is located in the Kingsthorpe area of Northampton in a modern building and grounds shared with our neighbouring Purple Oaks Special Academy. We are a well-established academy in the community offering a friendly, welcoming and caring setting for our pupils and their families.

Staff work with dedication and ambition to ensure that all pupils experience the highest quality learning opportunities. Ofsted has rated the academy as Good, reflecting the strong provision, positive culture and high expectations embedded across the school. We cater for pupils from Nursery to Year 6 who are enthusiastic, polite and eager to learn.

About the role:

The successful Principal will provide vision and professional leadership to secure high quality education and high standards of achievement for all pupils so that the academy is recognised as a centre of excellence in its locality.

Are you a leader who…

• … shall lead staff effectively to deliver high quality learning experiences for all pupils, particularly those with high levels of educational needs?
• …has a thorough understanding of factors that influence pupil performance and how to overcome barriers to learning?
• …have strong organisational skills and is relentlessness in driving educational improvement and raised standards for all pupils?
• …has significant experience of leading and developing others, in particular middle leaders?
• …has excellent communication and interpersonal skills?
• …has previously led a team of people through change and improvement?

Being part of the Greenwood Academies Trust, you will:

• Enjoy professional autonomy in the development of your educational vision.
• Be supported and challenged by an expert and experienced team.
• Be able to share specialist best practice and work collaboratively with colleagues in other academies locally and across the Trust.
• Be eligible to access bespoke development opportunities that will include first class training and professional development opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of the innovative and creative trust-wide improvement activities.

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

• A comprehensive package of benefits via our benefits marketplace
• A free digital wellbeing companion for all colleagues
• A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
• Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
• Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
• Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
• Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
• Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
• Dedicated ECT support programme
• Access to savings in childcare costs
• Generous annual leave allocation
• Automatic pay progression
• Free parking on all sites
• Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
• Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

Please email Vicci Goldbold, Education Director, vicci.godbold@greenwoodacademies.org if you would like to discuss the opportunity further or organise a tour of the academy.

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

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 Green Oaks Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Green Oaks Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/green-oaks-primary-academy

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