Data Manager
Goresbrook School
Barking and Dagenham
- £40,000 - £43,000 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £40,000 - £43,000 FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 20/10/26
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2026
Job overview
We are looking for a reliable and experienced Data Manager to join our school. This is an important role within the school, providing accurate data and reports to support pupil achievement, attendance monitoring and school improvement.
Key Responsibilities
To be responsible for managing all aspects of internal and external data
To ensure student timetables are always accurate with allocation of students to groups and management of any changes over course of the academic year
To provide data and analysis to the Senior Leadership Team, Governors, Teachers and all external agencies on demand to ensure that examination results are accurately reported, and informed decisions can be made – including analysis of exam outcomes during the summer break.
To lead the preparation, validation and submission of statutory data returns, including the School Census and other DfE, local authority and United Learning returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with deadlines.
To ensure that internal assessments, reports and subsequent analysis are collated and distributed on time both to United Learning and in accordance with internal data cycles.
To administer Cognitive Abilities Tests (CAT) and other such tests in order to test pupil’s reasoning abilities, and to help understand individual pupil potential and learning styles – including the importing of data from feeder schools
As a manager in the school the post always demands flexibility and high-quality professional relationships with a collaborative approach to problem solving
To establish and maintain robust data-quality processes, identifying inaccuracies, anomalies and gaps in student and school data and ensuring these are resolved promptly.
The success of Goresbrook is underpinned by a dynamic and highly motivated team of professionals, working and learning in a warm and friendly environment.
We passionately believe that all our children have infinite potential, and it is our job to empower them. We are determined to make a difference for all of our pupils and are looking for like-minded staff to join us.
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About Goresbrook School
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Goresbrook School is unique; we are unashamedly ambitious for our pupils and we hope our academic achievements to be amongst some of the best in the country. Goresbrook is one of the top 2% of schools in the UK and recently rated ‘Outstanding’ across all six categories in October 2024.
As an all through school, we offer students the opportunity complete their entire educational journey with us, joining us aged three and leaving aged eighteen. Our school is built on a formula of high expectations, a relentless focus on standards and a belief that every young person, regardless of background or circumstance, can succeed.
Our calm and purposeful atmosphere allows student learning to be at the centre of all that we do and we are committed to ensuring that students high-quality classroom experience is matched with enriching extra-curricular opportunities. We aim to ensure that all our students leave us with the real option to succeed at a top university, the skills to excel in a career of their choice and go on to live happy and fulfilling lives rich with altruism whilst also having the cultural and spiritual awareness to be generous and enriching members of society.
Our values of Growth, Belief and Team are the central pillars of our school culture and encapsulate the behaviours we see in our young people. Beyond the classroom, the culture at Goresbrook is one of community.
Ofsted Report
The inspectors were full of praise for pupils, noting that they show “high levels of commitment to their studies” and that they “value the excellent education they are receiving”. This means that all pupils, including those with SEND, “achieve exceptionally well” and “flourish” at the school. Importantly, the inspectors were equally impressed by pupils’ mature and respectful attitudes. They note that they “enjoy being part of this diverse school community” and are “courteous in their interactions” with their peers and members of staff.
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