Headteacher Required
Leadership L10 - L16
Permanent, Full-Time
Key Information about St Georges Church School:
NOR: 240 (including the Nursery)
Age Range: 2 - 11
Ofsted Outcome: Good in all areas (November 2024)
SIAMS Outcome: Judgement 1 (November 2023)
St Georges has made great progress in recent years and is now ready to continue the journey of improvement towards 'excellence'.
What we are looking for
Are you an experienced senior leader who:
- Is excellent at building relationships with pupils, staff and the parent community
- Is able to drive improvement in an already successful school, using a breadth of evidence to identify strengths and areas for development
- Strikes an effective balance between strategic leadership and the practical application of initiatives on the ground
- Has a strong understanding of distributed leadership, able to support other leaders to be the best versions of themselves.
- Values collaboration and trust-wide working.
What we offer
We can offer you:
- Engaged and motivated pupils who are rightly very proud of their school
- An excellent staff team of dedicated professionals who are committed to the school and its community
- An involved and supportive parent community who want the best for their children
- Excellent support from an effective MAT and collaboration with other trust schools
- High-quality CPD to develop your leadership
School Visits
You are warmly invited to visit the school on the following dates:
- Friday 5th September 2025, 9:00 - 10:00am
- Tuesday 9th September 2025, 9:00 - 10:00am
- Tuesday 9th September 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm
To book a visit to the school, please contact the school office - details can be found in the attached recruitment pack.
For more information about the school and the role, please refer to the attached 'Headteacher Recruitment Pack' found under supporting documents.
Deadline and how to apply
To apply for this role, please apply via our website.
Closing date: Monday 15th September at midnight
Shortlisting date: Thursday 18th September 2025
Interview dates: Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th September 2025
This post will commence in January 2026.
The Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust supports equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Our aim is to ensure that job applicants and employees are treated equally and fairly and are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of job requirements, skills, abilities and other objective and job related criteria. We will also ensure that individuals are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements, which cannot be shown to be justified as being necessary for the safe and effective performance of the job.
The Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.
St Georges VA Church Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.