Assistant Headteacher
Stretford Grammar School
Trafford
- £63,815 - £68,586 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Spine 11-14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 March 2025
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
Required from 1st September 2025
Full time/ Part Time: Full Time - Permanent
Pay Range: Leadership Pay Spine: 11-14 (£63,815-£68,586)
‘Stretford Grammar School is an inspirational place to learn. Pupils flourish in this warm and welcoming environment (Ofsted 2024).’
Governors of this warm, welcoming and inclusive school wish to appoint a two suitably qualified candidates to join the Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher.
The current posts have arisen because of restructuring that is taking place within the SLT team and with an eye on future planning. As a result, the remit for these roles will be agreed once the successful candidates are appointed. However, the successful applicant can expect to lead and contribute to Student Development and Leadership, aspects of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and Leadership of Student Intervention and Progress. Therefore, we are keen to hear from those candidates who have developed themselves and their expertise in these areas and who believe they can contribute to the leadership of the school at this exciting time.
The successful candidate will be expected to ensure high quality outcomes for students, staff and the wider community, as well as contribute to the next exciting phase of the school’s development with the planned new build. In doing so, you will make a major contribution to school improvement and the school’s legacy for future generations.
The successful candidate will be subject to a full enhanced DBS check.
Further details and an application form are available from the school website.
Completed application forms should be returned to the school by:
12 noon on Thursday 27th March.
Interviews will be held week commencing: Monday 31st March 2025.
Stretford Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please return application forms and letters of application to the above address or email to recruitment@stretfordgrammar.com. Please note that if you have not received a response within three weeks of the closing date then we regret that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
The Governing Body is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Stretford Grammar School
Stretford Grammar School is a mixed selective foundation grammar school with a diverse ethnic, cultural and social intake. One of the strengths of the school is its harmonious atmosphere and positive multicultural environment. The School became a Foundation School on the 7th January 2008. Pupils qualify for entry to the school by achieving the required standard in the school’s selection tests. Academic standards in external examinations are well above national standards and performance at A Level (ALPs) places the school in the top 20% of sixth forms nationally.
The school gained Specialist Science Status in September 2005. As a result, three laboratories have been refurbished and a fourth has been updated. In addition, a new space has been built for Science and Maths staff. This follows other recent improvements to the school site including a new building for science (4 laboratories), an extension to the dining room as well as an extension and refurbishment of the staffroom. A completely new ICT network was installed in October 2007 with approximately 80% wireless coverage for staff and student networked laptops.
There are currently 746 students on roll, with 144 in the Sixth Form. Approximately half our students come from outside Trafford, mainly from Manchester, but also Eccles and Salford and even further afield.
The key aims of the School are:
• to develop the intellectual, creative, aesthetic, practical, spiritual and social potential of students within an orderly and compassionate environment
• to develop in students a sense of tolerance and service in order to enable them to make a positive contribution to the community
Stretford Grammar School underwent an Ofsted Inspection in February 2009 and as a result has been placed into the category of Special Measures. Following the judgement, the school has been actively supported by the LA and the Head and Deputy Head of a successful neighbouring Grammar school. With this support, and the commitment of its staff and governors, the school is emerging quickly and strongly from its current position.
Stretford Grammar has much to offer and indeed the Ofsted report points to a number of strong positive attributes. Pupil behaviour is sound and A* - C results in 2009 were 93% (92% A* - C including English and Maths). Students’ personal development and well being were judged as “Good” by Ofsted, with attendance figures confirming that students enjoy coming to school. Staff morale was judged to be high and there is a strong desire from all staff to move the school forward.
The work has begun in earnest in what is a new and exciting era for the school and we very much hope that a suitable applicant will decide to seek employment in a school which is undergoing positive change to secure improvement. At the first monitoring visit by Ofsted in June 2009, the school was deemed to be making satisfactory progress in all aspects identified in the main inspection - a judgement which the school believes reflects the hard work and dedication that all staff have shown over the recent months.
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