Principal

Pegasus Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 6PR

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  20 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £80,655.00 - £88,951.00 Annually (Actual)

Principal job summary

Principal

Required for: September 2026

Salary: L19 - L23

Status: Full Time, Permanent

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

We are seeking an ambitious and inspirational Principal to take Pegasus Primary School to the next level of its transformative journey from its recent Ofsted inspection grading as meeting ‘Expected Standard’. The school requires a leader who will develop excellence in teaching and learning to ensure our learners can achieve their full potential.

Pegasus Primary School is a warm and friendly academy where everyone is valued. The school is part of the Summit Learning Trust which comprises of five primary schools, three secondary schools and a sixth form. When becoming a leader in our Summit family, we can promise an investment in you and your future, an attractive benefits package and excellent professional development from our Professional Learning Institute. We are an inclusive trust with high expectations for learners and colleagues and are fully committed to providing the very best educational outcomes and experiences for all our children and young people.

We encourage applicants who are:

• Passionate about promoting excellence in teaching and learning S
• Seeking an exciting and challenging position where you will be supported well by our Trust and its Education Improvement Team
• Child-centred, placing their wellbeing at the heart of your vision and ethos
• Able to maintain high standards and achievement
• Calm and focused with a resolution-focused approach
• Able to motivate, support and inspire learners, members of staff and our wider community
• Keen to make a significant contribution to the realisation of a shared Trust vision

We are seeking to appoint an effective, strong and inspirational leader who can:

• Further develop and embed excellent standards of teaching and learning
• Embed high expectations and raise the achievement for all learners
• Commit to continuous school improvement
• Establish a culture where everyone is valued and encouraged to succeed
• Demonstrate a strong track record of school improvement
• Enthuse colleagues, keen to improve and provide excellent teaching for all learners
• The opportunity to work with a highly skilled and effective team of senior leaders within our Trust

The successful candidate can expect:

• Dedicated colleagues, keen to improve and provide excellent teaching for all learners who are driven to further improve the life chances of children at Pegasus Primary School
• The opportunity to work with a highly skilled and effective team of senior leaders within our Trust
• Protection, support and challenge from our trustees, governors and executive team
• A highly skilled and motivated team of Principals and a supportive and knowledgeable Trust leadership team

If you have the drive and vision to lead Pegasus Primary School on the next stage of its journey, we would like to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about Pegasus Primary School or to arrange a visit, please contact Rebecca Hill at rebecca.hill@summitlearningtrust.org.uk who can arrange a conversation with our Chief Executive Officer.

Closing date: 12 noon, 15th April 2026

Interviews week beginning: 20th April 2026

For further information about all our vacancies please visit our trust website: https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/careers-vacancies/

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Summit Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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 Pegasus Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pegasus Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pegasus-primary-academy

Pegasus is a one form entry, family orientated school, in the heart of North Birmingham. Our Castle Vale community strives for the very best for their children. We are thrilled to say that our school was judged to be a ‘GOOD’ school by Ofsted in June 2021. We are looking for new staff to join our incredible team – do you possess the creativity, passion and skills to help us achieve even greater things?

Ofsted June 2021 ‘Pupils are happy to be at school. Staff make sure that school is a safe space for pupils. Staff and pupils get on well. Pupils behave well and play sensibly together.’

Children at Pegasus love coming to school and are keen to learn. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school with high expectations and a commitment to providing the very best for all our children.

Click here to view our short movie trailer about our amazing school! https://www.pegasusprimary.org.uk/join-teampegasus/

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