Senior Leader

St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1RX

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Assistant headteacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,070 - £73,105
• Pay scale: Leadership Scale 9-15

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to promotion by our current postholder, we are looking for an outstanding and inspirational leader to join our Leadership team in September 2026.

You will play an essential role in working as part of a dynamic leadership team rated Outstanding by Ofsted twice.

This role will be a first step for colleagues who wish to progress in leadership.

You will have a key role in maintaining our second OUTSTANDING achievement and continuing to drive our thirst to improve children’s lives.

What the school offers its staff

You will be well supported by a friendly, hard-working and talented staffand lovely pupils who work together as part of a caring Christian family.

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

In line with Safer Recruitment guidance, we DO NOT accept CV’s.

The school is committed to safeguarding and the promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of appointment

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidance social media profiles will be checked upon appointment.

As we are unable to offer a sponsorship, we can only accept applications from candidates that already have the right to work in the UK.

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.

Additional documents

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

Senior Leader - Person Specification .pdf - 141 KB (opens in new tab)

Covering Letter Senior Leader.pdf - 239 KB (opens in new tab)

Senior Leader Job Description.pdf - 160 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Edmund's Catholic School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Edmund's Catholic School website
• Email address: recruitment@saintedmunds.org.uk
• Phone number: 02392 892585
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edmund-s-catholic-school

St Edmund’s is a popular Voluntary Aided secondary school in the heart of Portsmouth and serves a wide area. It is an Outstanding school (Ofsted 2016 and 2022) serving a diverse population.

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