Vice Principal

Deeplish Primary Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1LT

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £68,691.00 - £75,664.00 Annually (Actual)

Vice Principal job summary

Working alongside the Principal and senior leadership team, you will champion outstanding classroom practice, lead curriculum development, and support staff to achieve the highest standards of teaching and learning. You will have a relentless commitment to raising achievement, removing barriers to success and ensuring that every child thrives academically, socially and personally.

We are looking for a leader who is:

• Passionate about curriculum design and educational excellence.
• Committed to securing the very best outcomes for all pupils.
• Skilled in developing and coaching teaching staff to improve practice.
• Inspirational, collaborative and driven by high expectations.
• Able to lead change with energy, integrity and purpose.

In return, we offer a vibrant and diverse school community, a committed and talented staff team, excellent professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of our children and families.

If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and help shape the future of Deeplish Primary Academy, we would be delighted to hear from you. Together, we can ensure that every child achieves their full potential.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the Academy, please contact Mrs Minton to arrange a suitable date and time.

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

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 Deeplish Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 452 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Deeplish Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/deeplish-primary-academy

Deeplish is an academy right at the heart of the Deeplish community and we work really hard to do everything that we can to support our children and families. We joined Focus Trust in December 2014 and have not stopped improving.

Our pupil admission number is 60 and there are two classes for each year group, from Reception to Year 6. In addition to class teachers, learning is supported in classes by teaching assistants – the number of these depends on needs within classes and year groups. 


We offer a broad and balanced curriculum which gives the children a wide range of experiences to develop the whole child. Our curriculum is geared to giving children a firm grounding in the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in an ever-changing world as well as providing them with the solid foundations of reading, writing and maths.  


A range of extra-curricular activities usually operates in the autumn and summer terms, during which staff generally run an after-school club once a week. Examples of clubs offered include basketball, choir and debating. 


We value highly the partnership between home and school and encourage all parents to take an active part in the education of their children. The partnership between school staff, parents, governors and other stakeholders is an essential one. Children are at the heart of all we do and their social and emotional well-being, as well as their academic achievements are very important.

Whatever the needs of our children we aim to ensure they thrive at Deeplish, feeling safe, having fun and enjoying success. We want our pupils’ time in our school to be memorable, build on what they know and can do and help them become lifelong learners.

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