Website Clapham Manor Primary

Head of School sought for primary school in Clapham
Salary: Inner London Leadership Scale - points L16 to L20 (£81577 to £88890 per annum)
Hours: Full-time
Permanent?: Yes
To Start: September 2025
For Further Details or to Arrange a Visit: Please contact Susan Riggs by telephone on 020 7622 3919 or by email at [email protected]

To Apply: All applications must use the forms supplied below and be submitted using the ‘Apply for Job’ button below, unless an ‘External Link’ appears below – please do not submit CVs, as these cannot be accepted.


Applications Close: 9am, Monday 24th March 2025
Shortlisting: Monday 24th March 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 1st April 2025
Job Description:

Are you an inspirational school leader, looking to join a highly committed and enthusiastic leadership team in our supportive, dynamic and vibrant school?

Clapham Manor Primary School seeks an experienced senior leader to work in partnership with the Executive Headteacher to take the school to its next level of development, enhancing the lives of all those who are part of the school community and federation.  This crucial role offers an opportunity to take a strategic lead on whole school development in a school which places inclusivity and the celebration of diversity at its centre. Energy, optimism and enthusiasm are essential as well as a passion for ‘growing brighter futures’!

You will join a talented and hardworking staff team, supported by an Executive Headteacher and Governors who are committed to fostering a culture of teamwork, collaboration and professional growth.

The successful candidate will:

  • e an outstanding and experienced school senior leader
  • have strong academic and pastoral credentials
  • be ambitious for our children and staff, with the imagination to put an inspiring vision into practice
  • have a real belief in inclusivity and the fact that all children can be supported to be successful
  • have an understanding of recent and pending changes in education
  • be adaptable and resilient to the changing landscape of modern pedagogy
  • be passionate about education in a school deeply rooted in the local community
  • be outward facing and have a desire to want to work in partnership with others
  • have a commitment to their own professional development and to have completed (or be willing to work towards completing) the NPQH.

We offer:

  • wonderful pupils in a diverse and inclusive school with a real commitment to the community
  • an enthusiastic and highly skilled staff and leadership team
  • a powerful ethos based on improving children’s lives through an excellent all round education
  • an imaginative curriculum which emphasises the importance of all aspects of a child’s development
  • an exciting teaching and learning environment
  • a deeply committed staff and Board of Governors, constantly striving for improvement and excellence
  • opportunities to collaborate with federation colleagues to share ideas and best practice
  • active and engaged parents and carers
  • excellent support via an experienced Executive Headteacher and an opportunity for half termly external coaching and supervision sessions
  • regular, dedicated strategic leadership ‘thinking time’ away from the school building
  • a commitment to on-going professional development to further flourish your career

Flexible working will be considered for a full time member of staff to facilitate the continuation of specialist roles in wider educational organisations.

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