Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher (L25-29)

Required for the Summer Term (start date 1st May 2020, or earlier by negotiation)

The Grey Coat Hospital is seeking to recruit an outstanding senior leader to join a highly successful school and to complement a forward looking, dynamic and experienced team. 

The Grey Coat Hospital, founded in 1698, is a Church of England comprehensive school for girls aged eleven to eighteen with a mixed Sixth Form. The historic foundation of the school and its current ethos are rooted in a confident and generous Christian faith and practice, which welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs. The school is situated in the heart of central London close to excellent transport links.   

The Grey Coat Hospital is a heavily oversubscribed school with excellent GCSE and A Level results and a superb curricular and co-curricular provision. The school has been consistently recognised by the Department for Education and SSAT for being in the top 5% of non-selective state-funded schools nationally for excellent attainment and achievement at Key Stage 4, and also for the attainment and achievement of its disadvantaged students. In the summer of 2019, 91% of our students attained grades 9-4 in English and Mathematics, whilst 46% of all grades attained at KS4 were 7-9; 75% of our students gained the English Baccalaureate at grade 4+.  The school’s progress 8 score in 2019 was +0.76. The school boasts a large sixth form where students consistently achieve outstanding results with a percentage of top grades well above the national average. In the summer of 2019, 63.8% of grades were at A*-B, with 35.7% of grades at A*-A. Nearly 40% secured places at Russell Group Universities, including seven Oxbridge places.

The Grey Coat Hospital, when last inspected, was judged to be ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED in March 2009. In 2014 the School achieved ‘outstanding’ in the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. We are proud of our ethos of continued self-improvement, which characterises every aspect of our culturally diverse school. The school is committed to building on our passion for excellent teaching and learning as well as continuing to place an emphasis on our language specialism and international ethos.

We are looking for someone who will:

• Lead by example in all areas of school life

• Bring considerable expertise and a track record of outstanding impact

• Maintain and further develop the high standards of provision and outcomes at GCH

• Develop and maximise existing and future opportunities for the benefit of our students

Experience of leading on timetable construction and data analysis is desirable. 

The school has an excellent programme of support for all new staff and is committed to professional development.  We actively encourage teachers to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts. 

For further information including a job description, person specification and application form, please refer to the links on our website www.gch.org.uk. Please address any additional queries to: recruitment@gch.org.uk. 

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 6th January 2020.

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 13th January 2020.