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Principal

The Hyndburn Academy

Lancashire

  • Expired
Salary:
Competitive salary plus benefits package
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
13 April 2026
Apply by:
10 November 2025

Job overview

The Hyndburn Academy is an 11-16 Secondary Academy serving local communities in and around Rishton, in the borough of Hyndburn, East Lancashire. With around 650 pupils on roll, it is a warm and community-focused school, founded on strong relationships.

Leaders have cultivated a positive and nurturing environment where students feel safe and supported. Staff pride themselves on knowing each child as an individual, fostering a culture of care and respect. 

Its sports, technologies, and performing arts facilities are well equipped, offering a wide range of opportunities for talented and creative students both within the classroom and beyond. A substantial investment from the Department for Education will see the school benefit from a brand-new building, with feasibility studies scheduled to begin in early 2026.

Despite these strengths, the school has yet to consistently achieve academic outcomes that reflect its vision and aspirations. Addressing this will be a key priority for the incoming Principal. We are seeking a leader with the vision, ambition, and tenacity to raise standards and drive sustained improvement – someone who combines strategic focus with the empathy and strength to unite pupils, parents, and staff around a shared purpose.

The successful candidate will be supported in creating a school culture where exemplary behaviour enables teachers to teach and students to learn without distraction. If you are a serving Principal or an exceptional Deputy who believes that children and young people can achieve extraordinary things and will build a team to make it a reality, we will be excited to read your application.

We will support the successful candidate in delivering this, creating a school culture where exemplary behaviour allows teachers and pupils to focus on the core business of teaching and learning. 

United Learning is a big group of schools – with over 75,000 pupils and more than 10,000 staff – so we have the capacity to support you educationally and operationally. At the same time, we are values led and base all that we do on good relationships, so you will be joining a big family. Reporting directly to the Regional Director, you will be supported both personally and professionally, benefitting from the strength of a national Group who will support your development and that of your staff and school.

We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need further information or would like to have an informal discussion, please contact our Head of Leadership Recruitment, Geoff Morris, on geoff.morris@unitedlearning.org.uk  Visits are warmly encouraged and can be arranged through Geoff. 

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About The Hyndburn Academy

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  • The Hyndburn Academy
  • Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn
  • Lancashire
  • BB1 4ED
  • United Kingdom

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Welcome to The Hyndburn Academy

At The Hyndburn Academy, we are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for every student. As part of the United Learning Trust, we are proud to be rated Good in all areas by Ofsted, reflecting our dedication to academic excellence, personal development, and the well-being of all our students.

Over the past four years, we have experienced significant growth, doubling in size, and we are thrilled to have been selected for the Department for Education schools rebuilding programme, which is due to begin this year, this will ensure our facilities match the high standards we set for ourselves and our students.

Our ethos, "Every Child Matters," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in nurturing each student's unique potential, ensuring that they feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. With our motto, 'The Best in Everyone,' we strive to inspire every student to reach their full potential, both academically and personally, as we continue to build a thriving, inclusive community.

Both our ethos and motto are underpinned by the core values of:

Ambition – to achieve the best for ourselves and others

Confidence– to have the courage of our convictions and to take risks in the right cause

Creativity – to imagine possibilities and make them real

Respect– for ourselves and others in all that we do

Enthusiasm– to seek opportunity, find what is good and pursue talents and interests

Determination– to overcome obstacles and reach success

At the heart of everything at The Hyndburn Academy is ambition and we know that by working together with parents and carers, our students can achieve anything and everything that they desire.

If you believe that your experience and skillset will help us on our journey, then we would love to receive your application.

I hope you find the information you need in the accompanying pack and on our website useful for the role for which you are applying. However, if you need to know anything further or wish to arrange a visit to the school then please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone on 01254 885378 or via email on admin@hyndburnacademy.org.uk

With kind regards

Miss N J Palmer

Headteacher

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