Principal - St Peters Catholic Primary School

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QD

29 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L15-L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to the retirement of our current Principal, the Board of Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy and School Standards Committee of St Peter’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint a practising Catholic to the position of Principal.

St Peter’s is a successful and popular one-form entry primary school set close to open countryside in South Birmingham. A recent Ofsted Inspection stated that “This is an outstanding school. Leaders have created a culture of excellence where staff and pupils have high aspirations to be the best that they can be. Pupils in all year groups show an impressive zest for learning. They are confident, articulate learners who work very well with others and independently.”

We are seeking a Principal who:

will build on the strong existing relationships between the lively parish church and the wider St. Peter’s community
will have enthusiasm and energy to sustain and further enhance the outstanding teaching practice in our school
has experience of successful school to school collaboration, is outward looking and focused on continual school improvement
is a practising Catholic with a clear understanding of Catholic education, and the vision and ability to further develop the Catholic Life of our school
puts children at the heart of everything they do
can build on the strengths of our school and further develop our talented team of staff
has the resilience to lead positively and proactively to ensure our continued success
is committed to and able and willing to take a clear leadership role in Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:

a school focused on providing a high-quality Catholic education to all of our children
a caring and positive environment inspired by our strong Catholic ethos
happy and hard-working pupils who love to learn and are a delight to teach
highly supportive parents
Director and local Representatives who are committed and work hard to ensure the continued success of the school
an extremely talented and hard-working staff team dedicated to making a difference to every child
an exciting opportunity to work with other Catholic Schools as part of Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy in order to protect, secure and improve Catholic Education in our Archdiocese

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.