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School Business Manager

St John's Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9AG

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• Job start date

  1 November 2025

• Closing date

  14 October 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 26 hours per week (38 weeks term time plus 3 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 10 (£35,745 to £38,233 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

•Financial Management: Oversee the school’s budget, ensuring financial stability and efficient allocation of resources.

•HR & Recruitment: Manage staffing budgets, payroll procedures and ensure HR processes are robust alongside managing the office team.

•Facilities and Premises Management: Ensure the school premises are well-maintained and safe for staff, students, and visitors.

•Administration & Compliance: Oversee administrative processes and ensure the school adheres to all relevant policies and regulations.

•Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-term vision of the school, supporting the Headteacher and governors in decision-making.

You will have:

•Proven experience in a business or finance role, ideally in a school or education setting.

•Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with a range of stakeholders.

•Knowledge of financial management and budgeting in a school/academy environment (desirable).

•A proactive, problem-solving attitude with a hands-on approach.

What the school offers its staff

St John’s Primary School is a happy and ambitious one-form entry primary school nestled in the heart of the historic market town of Wallingford. We offer a warm and caring atmosphere and are determined that our school is a safe, stimulating environment to grow, learn and work. We pride ourselves on ensuring that all children at St John’s feel nurtured, whilst striving for the highest standards of achievement. Our strong relationship with our families means that we can offer our children the best possible start and build on that to ensure our children enjoy school and the challenge of the curriculum we offer.

The school is in an exciting period of development and growth so we are looking for a skilled, proactive and highly organised School Business Manager to join our staff team. This will be a part-time contract with some flexibility of when and where hours are worked.

As the School Business Manager, you will hold a key post of senior responsibility within the school. Reporting directly to the headteacher, you will be responsible for ensuring that all financial, non-financial and non-teaching aspects of the school run efficiently and effectively which includes managing our small office team.

You will share our vision and values and will be an important member of the senior leadership team and school community, developing positive relationships with governors, staff, families, volunteers and pupils.

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

Safeguarding Statement

St John’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented individuals, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. If shortlisted, we will request references before interview.

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Additional documents

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About St John's Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St John's Primary School website
• Email address: mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01491 837305
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-school-ox10-9ag

A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire

We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.

Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.

Arranging a visit to St John's Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk.

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