Site Manager
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Derbyshire
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Scale 5: (£28,931 - £31,355 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2026
Job overview
Join us on an exciting journey of transformation and excellence.
At Tapestry Learning Partnership, we believe in the power of education to change lives. Formed in January 2026 through the merger of two strong trusts, QEGSMAT and Djanogly Learning Trust, we are building a future where every child succeeds and flourishes. Now, we are looking for a passionate and committed Site Manager to play a vital role in supporting this vision at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
About the Role
A Site Manager is responsible for the safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained running of a school site. The role combines practical facilities management with leadership, compliance, and problem-solving, ensuring the school environment supports learning and wellbeing for pupils, staff, and visitors.
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for a reliable, practical, and proactive individual who takes pride in maintaining a safe, welcoming, and well-run school environment. This role suits someone who enjoys responsibility, problem-solving, and working with a wide range of people across the school community.
About Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School is a highly regarded selective school set in the heart of Derbyshire. With a strong academic tradition and a clear focus on personal development, QEGS provides an inspiring and supportive environment in which pupils are encouraged to achieve their full potential.
The school’s academic ambition goes hand in hand with a strong focus on care, character, and opportunity. With a supportive ethos and a track record of excellent results, it provides a stimulating learning environment that nurtures curiosity, resilience, and confidence. Students benefit from high-quality teaching, a wide range of enrichment activities, and a warm, inclusive community that values every individual.
Why Join Tapestry?
As part of our Trust, you’ll benefit from:
A supportive network of professionals who share your commitment to excellence
High-quality professional development and career progression opportunities
A caring, inclusive organisation that values staff wellbeing and work–life balance
Access to a range of employee benefits designed to promote health and wellbeing
This is your chance to be part of something special. Help us shape the future and make a lasting impact.
Tapestry Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a criminal offence to engage or seek to engage in regulated activity or regulated work with children, if you appear on the DBS barred list. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and be eligible to work in the UK.
Further information about our commitment to Safeguarding can be found at: Tapestry Learning Partnership
Please be aware, the Trust may also consider performing an online presence check as part of their preemployment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore shortlisted applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions or convictions, and any adult cautions or convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
How to Apply:
If you are interested and wish to have an informal conversation to discuss the role or would like to visit the school, we would be happy to arrange this. Please call Sarah Smit on 01335 343685.
Further details about our school can be found on our website: https://www.queenelizabeths.derbyshire.sch.uk/
To apply for this position, please visit our careers page via our website: Tapestry Learning Partnership
Closing date for applications: 10 May 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Potential start date: As soon as possible
Attached documents
About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
- The Green Road, Ashbourne
- Derbyshire
- DE6 1EP
- United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is an 11-18 Comprehensive school in the picturesque town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
The school has two sites very close to each other. The Green Road Campus and the Boothby Campus. Sixth Form lessons are taught at the Boothby campus which is approximately 500 yards away from the Green Road campus. The majority of the school site is relatively new with a more recently opened teaching, canteen and sports changing facility opened in September 2024.
Students are admitted at age 11 from a large number of feeder primary schools, spread from Hartington in the north to Sudbury in the south. Primary schools vary in size from those with just two teachers to a much larger town school. Transition is therefore a key priority and the Head of Year 7 works hard to ensure a well designed mix in forms and teaching groups.
In Year 7 all classes begin as mixed prior attainment with special educational needs students receiving extra support. Approximately 2% of the school population have an Education and Health Care Plan.
At Key Stage 4 all students currently study English, Maths, Science, Religious Studies, a Humanity, PSHE and PE. Additional option blocks supplemented by advice and interviews, ensure that all receive a balanced curriculum. Accreditation at Key Stage 4 is either GCSE or vocational qualifications. Our location and local employment opportunities influence our curriculum offer with Creative and Digital Media, Agriculture, Childcare, Engineering and Construction all on offer in Yrs10-11.
Approximately 65% of our students continue into the Sixth Form studying a range of A Level and BTEC courses. We are particularly proud of the performance of our students at Sixth Form level where we regularly feature amongst the highest achieving schools in the Country. Most Sixth Formers progress to higher education. Sixth form students play an important role in the life of the school by volunteering in the school and local community.
The management of the school is based on departments and Year Groups. Heads of Year and Deputy Heads of Year meet on a regular cycle to discuss pastoral issues. That work is then co-ordinated by the leadership team of Head, a Deputy Head and 5 Assistant Heads.
The school converted to Academy Status in July 2012 and formed a Multi-Academy Trust in 2017. The school was inspected by OFSTED in October 2014 and judged to be 'Good'. Ofsted monitoring inspections in 2018 and 2024 have all maintained the 'Good' judgement. However, we are not complacent and the school has a number of exciting projects intended to develop learning and to enhance opportunities for staff. These whole school and trust-wide projects offer opportunities for new staff to join in developing initiatives and we hope to benefit from your experience in other establishments.
Our students cover the full ability range and come from all walks of life. A small number exhibit some challenging behaviour. However, most are committed to learning and help to make Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School a rewarding place in which to work or study.
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