School Business Leader

Fairlop Primary School, Ilford, Essex, IG6 2LH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £52,194 and £55,323 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a School Business Leader to join our busy school office to lead our established office team.

The successful candidate will:

• positively contribute to the development of Fairlop’s strategic decision making as a member of the Senior Leadership Team;
• provide professional leadership and management of non-teaching support staff to ensure effectiveness in enabling excellent standards of learning and achievement throughout the school; and
• demonstrate strategic vision and leadership in all aspects of finance, administration, personnel, health & safety, catering, premises and asset management.

What the school offers its staff

Fairlop Primary School offers:

• a dedicated, friendly and hard-working staff;
• happy, well behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning;
• a supportive Governing Body; and
• a well-resourced building with extensive grounds.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

FPS advert School Business Leader.pdf - 180 KB (opens in new tab)

FPS School Business Leader JD and Person Spec.pdf - 196 KB (opens in new tab)

About Fairlop Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 677 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairlop Primary School website
• Email address: admin.fairlop@redbridge.gov.uk
• Phone number: 02085003857
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairlop-primary-school

Fairlop Primary School is a community school situated on a large, pleasant site in the north of the London Borough of Redbridge, near Barkingside and Hainault on the borders of Essex. Fairlop’s overall aim is for all of our pupils to achieve the highest possible standards and fulfil their potential emotionally, academically and physically. We recognise that our pupils need to learn the skills to enable them to articulate themselves. Talk is at the core of our curriculum. This allows the children to be able to apply their knowledge and skills across a high variety of rich learning experiences which engage, inspire and challenge them.

Arranging a visit to Fairlop Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin.fairlop@redbridge.gov.uk.

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