School Business Manager

Poringland Primary School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 7RF

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  or by negotiation

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,434 - £36,363 pa

School Business Manager job summary

Tel: 01953 453127

Email: office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: https://poringlandprimary.co.uk

Headteacher: Miss Rhiannon Price

• Salary - Scale H, £34,434 - £36,363 pa
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• All Year Round
• Required for 27 April 2026 or by negotiation

Are you passionate about providing the best start for children; innovative and ready to meet the challenges of a large school and complex site? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, organised and forward-lookingSchool Business Manager to join our team to support us on our journey to outstanding. 

The children, staff and governors of Poringland Primary and Nursery School are looking to appoint an experienced and highly effective School Business Manager to lead the financial management of the school, identify opportunities to improve financial strength (including maximising income generation), ensure effective procedures and systems are in place which operate in accordance with statutory guidelines, DfE financial regulations and guidelines set out in the school’s policies and procedures. The postholder will be responsible for developing, driving and overseeing all school business-related matters as well as having strategic responsibility for the school site, associated facilities, contracts and HR to ensure the smooth, efficient running of the school. 

You will need to:

• Be highly organised, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Have experience of financial management, databases and spreadsheets
• Be a proactive, dynamic, highly visible, innovative and solution focused leader
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to work across a number of business disciplines
• Have a proven track record of developing and maintaining exemplary standards across the areas of finance, site management and operational efficiency.  

We can offer:

• a school with happy, polite children
• good professional development opportunities
• a committed friendly, supportive staff team.

If you would like to visit, please contact the school office to book an appointment. 

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Please forward completed application forms (we are unable to accept CVs) to the school office marked for the attention of Rhiannon Price - office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date: 17 April 2026, 2pm

Interview date:  w/c  20 April 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Poringland Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Poringland Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poringland-primary-school

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