School Business Manager

Overstone Combined School, Wing, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,772.00 - £41,272.00 Annually (FTE)

School Business Manager job summary

School Business Manager

Are you an experienced school business manager or do you have strong finance/business skills within a school and would like to make an impact?

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and motivated School Business Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team.

As a member of our senior team, the successful applicant will be responsible for the management of the school’s finance, business support, compliance and overseeing premises management. The role holder will also provide strategic and professional advice to the Leadership Team and Governing Body.

What We’re Looking For:

• Previous school financial experience and knowledge of processes is essential
• Strong business management, organisational, IT, and communication skills
• Experience of line management and developing teams
• Knowledge of school HR processes and premises management
• High standards of confidentiality and integrity

What We Offer:

• A supportive and committed staff team
• Opportunities for professional development
• A beautiful rural school setting with a strong community feel
• The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils

This is an excellent opportunity to join our school during an exciting phase in our development. Overstone Combined School is a popular school with amazing facilities. We have superb outdoor sports facilities and our own forest area from which we run a successful forest school curriculum. The school is conveniently located between Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury, 10 minutes from Leighton Buzzard train station and 30 minutes from the M1.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you think this might be the job for you. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a tour of the school and to meet the Headteacher. If you have any questions, please email Kim Warren at sbm@overstone-wing.org.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon Friday 19th June with interview dates to be confirmed. The school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date for the right candidate.

Overstone Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check and any offers will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory 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.

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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 Overstone Combined School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Overstone Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/overstone-combined-school

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