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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DD21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
3 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £125,344 - £134,859pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
- A faith-filled, inspirational leader who leads a Catholic community with integrity, authentically living the school’s mission and exemplifying its ROCK values.
- A proven school leader with a strong track record of driving improvement, including raising outcomes for disadvantaged students and leading sustained, positive change.
- A leader who has high expectations of behaviour for the whole community, with experience in supporting students to successfully access their learning, minimising disruption, and creating an inclusive learning environment for all.
- Someone who builds trust through visibility, approachability, and fairness, valuing every member of staff and actively recognising achievement to raise morale.
- A collaborative leader who empowers and trusts senior leaders, capable of implementing clear structures with due consideration for staff wellbeing.
- A dynamic forward-facing leader with a clear, compelling vision and the ability to communicate it effectively, securing trust, and confidently promoting the school and celebrating success within the wider community.
- Someone who will uphold and demonstrate the Nolan principles of public life at all times.
What the school offers its staff
- Commitment to wellbeing
- Sick pay
- Free Flu Jab
- Access to Education Helpline
- Health & Fitness - staff clubs
- Competitive pension scheme through teacher pensions’
- The school’s commitment to your professional development
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working
- Family friendly policies
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1534 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- kthompson@sphs.uk.com
Arranging a visit to St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kthompson@sphs.uk.com.
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