Principal - Woodhouse Academy

Three Spires Trust, Stafford, ST18 0BF

45 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 or January 2027 for the right candidate

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  17 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,105.00 - £84,699.00 Annually (FTE)

Principal - Woodhouse Academy job summary

The successful postholder will be employed by Woodhouse Academy, an associate member of Three Spires Trust. The location of Woodhouse Academy is Woodhouse Lane, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR.

Woodhouse Academy is a thriving mixed middle school located in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands, ensuring that all young people, regardless of background or ability, have the very best opportunities in life and achieve the highest personal academic standards.

At Woodhouse, we pride ourselves on having high standards of behaviour and respect for all, high quality tailored support for pupils with additional needs and a positive ethos of praise.

The Governors are seeking to appoint a dedicated and motivated Principal with the strategic vision to achieve excellence and drive success. As an exemplary teaching practitioner, you will ensure that outstanding quality of education is the primary objective for all teachers, working together productively and positively.

Can you provide dynamic and effective leadership for the Academy by seeking to achieve the highest standards of performance from staff and students, building on existing success and striving for improvement?

Can you formulate a vision and objectives for the Academy, establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved, managing staff and resources to raise standards across the Academy, and monitoring progress towards those goals?

You will bring:

Recent successful experience as a senior leader in education

Proven track record of raising attainment and promoting aspirational expectations

Evidence of successfully leading school improvement

Ability to think strategically and be an inspiring role model

Reliability, resilience and commitment

We can offer:

The opportunity to work in an Ofsted Good school where the vast majority of pupils enjoy learning and progress well

A wonderful cohort of committed and well-behaved pupils who recognise Woodhouse Academy as an excellent place to learn

Resources to offer a broad specialist-taught curriculum, enriched with a wide range of extra-curricular activities

A committed governing body that provides excellent support to school leaders

A team of highly skilled and dedicated staff, striving to ensure Woodhouse Academy is recognised nationally as a leading middle school

Closing Date: 1st May 2026, Midday

Interview Dates: 18th and 19th May 2026

School Tours:14th and 15th April between 9:30 am and 12 noon

Contact: Anna Clack, Business Manager — 01782 973604

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

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 Three Spires Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/three-spires-trust

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