School Business Manager

St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4AR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2025

• Closing date

  24 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time plus TD days and 2 weeks during school holiday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34434 - £36363

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Successful leadership and management experience in a school, or in a relevant field outside education
• Involvement in school self-evaluation and improvement planning
• Line management experience
• Contributing to staff development
• Expert knowledge of financial management
• Excellent attention to detail
• Previous use of SIMS, FMS, MS Word and Excel
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity and reputation of the school
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality
• Embraces change well
• Deals with difficult situations effectively

What the school offers its staff

• A school where staff are proud to work and where everyone believes we can all shine brightly;
• Support from an experienced, knowledgeable, and hard-working team of professionals;
• A great working environment that shines brightly in our village with a state-of-the-art building and facilities dedicated to enhance learning in our purpose-built school;
• Flexible start and finish times and holiday working and the potential to work from home in agreement with the Headteacher.
• An active social committee arranging several events during the year.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and have a culture of vigilance in all aspects of safeguarding and child protection.

In accordance with Section 237 of Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2025, this role meets the definition of Regulated Activity and an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information will be undertaken prior to commencement of employment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and not subject to disclosure to employers.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Job applicant privacy notice.pdf - 132 KB (opens in new tab)

Equality and diversity monitoring form (to support application forms).docx - 39.2 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description and Person Specification.pdf - 220 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 343 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton website
• Email address: lstephenson@st-marys-purton.wilts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01793 770239
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-primary-school-purton

St Mary's CE Primary School is a modern, thriving, large village school in Purton, a village in North Wiltshire, on the outskirts of Swindon.

Arranging a visit to St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lstephenson@st-marys-purton.wilts.sch.uk.

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