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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    9 February 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Other leadership roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 weeks

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£51,333 – £55,561 per annum (FTE). Actual salary will be prorated for part-year working arrangements.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Royal School is seeking a highly motivated, experienced and innovative School Business Manager to jointhis heavily oversubscribed day and boarding free school.

Overall Purpose of the Role

As a senior member of the School’s support staff team, the Business Manager will have operationalresponsibility for a broad portfolio of non-teaching functions, including (but not limited to) finance operations,

human resources, estates and facilities, health and safety, procurement, data protection and key externalcontracts (e.g. IT and catering).

Working closely with the Principal/CEO, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the executive leaders of the school,the Business Manager will ensure that the School’s business operations are efficient, compliant and alignedwith the Trust’s strategic priorities, enabling leaders and teachers to focus on the quality of education andpupil outcomes.

The Business Manager will line manage a portfolio of the School’s allocated support teams and will act asthe School’s lead for data protection and compliance

What the school offers its staff

Thank you for your interest in the post here at The RoyalSchool, Wolverhampton. We are keen to make sure youhave a clear sense of our journey so far, and the directionwe are heading, as you consider whether this is the rightschool for you.

The Royal is shaped by a distinctive heritage; a longstandingcommitment to academic excellence andcharacter education; and a strong civic mission rooted ininclusion and opportunity. Our work is values-led andpurpose-driven: widening access, strengtheningbelonging, and enabling every young person to thrive andachieve their best.

The Royal School, Wolverhampton is a non-selective, coeducational,all-through day and state boarding schoolfor pupils aged 4–19, serving Wolverhampton and thesurrounding area. Through our boarding provision, pupilsalso join us from across the world, bringing a widernational and international perspective that enrichesschool life for everyone. Alongside a strong academiccurriculum, we place real emphasis on wider learning—sport, music, the arts, clubs, leadership and service—sothat pupils develop confidence, character, and theambition to succeed locally, nationally andinternationally.

We are privileged to have the support of our Patron, HRHThe Duke of Edinburgh, and we are entering an excitingphase of development, including planned redevelopmentof all of our facilities and learning environment startinglater this year.

We welcome your application to be part of our communityand would be delighted to invite you to visit and see theschool in action, or to call us to talk the role through.

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.

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About The Royal School, Wolverhampton

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 19
Education phase
All through school
School size
1510 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
The Royal School, Wolverhampton website
Email address
ae@theroyal.school
Phone number
01902 341230
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Thank you for your interest in the post here at The Royal School,
Wolverhampton (RSW). To help you decide on whether this is the school
for you it is important to understand where we have come from and where
we are going.
The school is built upon a combination of things; it’s unique heritage,
record of academic excellence, outstanding educational environment, and the full support and endorsement of our Patron, the Earl of Wessex.
From this, the Governors and leadership team are committed to supporting wider access for pupils, of all abilities and backgrounds, to add to The Royal’s rich and diverse educational offer.
The Royal School, Wolverhampton offers a unique proposition to families
in Wolverhampton and its surrounding area of an ‘all-through’, 4-19, coeducational, nondenominational day and state boarding school, with the capacity over time to provide for 1500 pupils, through a carefully managed programme of growth.
Whilst remaining fully non-selective and dedicated to supporting pupils in
need, this change process has enabled RSW to combine its traditional
values and academic offer with a global perspective. All this is to benefit
our pupils, and to create a dynamic outward looking, culturally diverse, yet inclusive school community. Within this, pupils acquire the rich subject knowledge, life skills, understanding and aspiration to succeed locally, nationally, and internationally.
We welcome your application to be part of our community and would love
you to visit and see the school in action or call us to talk things through.

Arranging a visit to The Royal School, Wolverhampton

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ae@theroyal.school.

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