4 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 January 2027

  • Closing date

    19 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher
  • Other leadership role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: This is a full time teaching role Monday to Friday term time.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L19 - L23 (£83,478 - £92,065)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for January 2026

We are seeking to appoint a Vice Principal to join our team as we travel further along our journey to provide the best education for our amazing students.

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our character values and ensure all students are the best they can be as well as completely committed to promoting our motto of Lord Grey Can!


What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

  • Teacher & support staff pension schemes

  • Continuous Professional development (CPD)

  • Training School Alliance

  • Networking opportunities

  • Specsavers eyecare voucher

  • Free Flu vaccine

  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

  • Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

    • 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

    • Dental treatment

    • Optical care

    • Physiotherapy

    • Skinvision - skin health tracker

    • A range of essential healthcare expenses

    • Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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.

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website:

https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey Academy or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Monday 19th October 2026. Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd October 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

About Lord Grey Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1446 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01908 626110

Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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