Assistant Headteacher
Sheringdale Primary School
Wandsworth
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- (L5 – L9)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Required for September 2026
- Apply by:
- 11 May 2026
Job overview
F/T 1 year contract with potential to become permanent
Required for September 2026
We need an Assistant Headteacher who is:
committed to raising standards and continuing school improvement
highly organised and efficient
creative and enthusiastic
an exemplary teacher
flexible to be deployed where the needs of the school demands
Sheringdale is a caring and creative community school at the heart of leafy Southfields with great transport links.
Our school is exceptional with high standards in all areas of school life. The Sheringdale motto is Learn Create Grow Together and children thrive in this creative and academically successful school.
We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher who will significantly contribute to building on our success as an outstanding school. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the school and to develop leadership skills.
An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/.
Please apply electronically to marriam.kashmiri@sheringdale.wandsworth.sch.uk
Closing date: 11th May 2026 (Midday)
Interviews: 20th May 2026
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory Safeguarding and DBS checks.
Sheringdale Primary School
Standen Road, Wandsworth SW18 5TR
Tel: 020 8874 7340
Email: marriam.kashmiri@sheringdale.wandsworth.sch.uk
Headteacher Sarah Jones
Attached documents
About Sheringdale Primary School
Sheringdale, a community state school, is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational primary situated in Southfields, south-west London. The school will provide 352 places for pupils aged 3-11 when fully subscribed.
The school sees itself as being at the heart of the local community, and actively encourages the participation of its governors, each of whom has been linked to a different subject area. Sheringdale has recently completed some building work, with the new classrooms and extra outdoor space benefiting the younger students in particular.
Headteacher
Sarah Jones
Values and Vision
The school’s primary vision is “Learn, Create, Grow Together”. School rules focus on kindness, helpfulness, respect, hard work, honesty and listening. Sheringdale encourages children to be outdoor learners as well as keen academic performers. A team of staff, governors and families give the school everything it needs to create an atmosphere of creativity, care and high educational standards.
Extracurricular activities take place every day of the week, and include music clubs for pupils learning piano or recorder, as well as netball and cricket/multi-sports clubs.
Ofsted
“Outstanding teaching ensures that pupils make rapid progress and achieve exceptionally well whatever their starting points. The school is constantly evaluating its performance and making any changes necessary in the drive for even higher outcomes. Pupils are confident and have extremely good social skills which, along with their excellent academic achievements, means they are exceptionally well prepared for secondary school.”
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