The Board of Trustees of St John’s College, Cardiff invites applications for the role of Headteacher, commencing in September 2026.

St John’s College, Cardiff is a leading co-educational Catholic independent day school for over 525 pupils aged 3-18. The school is housed in a beautiful Grade II listed building, developed to offer superb modern facilities, with an exciting new Sixth Form centre five minutes’ walk from the main campus. St John’s College enjoys a national reputation for academic excellence, being consistently ranked for over two decades among the highest-achieving schools in the UK, as well as a rich and diverse co-curricular programme, and is immensely proud of its role as Choir School to Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St. David, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia. It is one of only two Roman Catholic cathedral schools in the United Kingdom, the other being Westminster Cathedral School.

The success of St John’s College is underpinned by its Roman Catholic heritage and familial community. While maintaining a strong Catholic identity, St John’s welcomes pupils of all faiths and backgrounds.

The school seeks an exceptional leader with the appropriate blend of skills, talents, experience and values to become its next Headteacher. The successful applicant will have an unwavering commitment to excellence and an aspiration for the holistic growth of young people. Most importantly, the successful applicant will uphold and develop the Catholic ethos of the school and promote the mission of the Catholic Church in education, both of which are fundamental and crucial to the role. As such, it is an occupational requirement for the successful candidate to be a practicing Roman Catholic in full communion with the Catholic Church.

An attractive package, commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate, will be offered.