Assistant Headteacher KS2 - Barford Primary School

Start date: September 2026 Permanent - Full Time

Salary: L1 - L5£51,773 - £57,137

Barford Primary school is a vibrant and exciting school which has just been graded 'Good' in all areas in Ofsted in October 2023. The children are at the centre of everything we do in school- offering a range of extra-curricular activities, trips and residentials. We sit at the heart of our community and are extremely proud of the close relationship we have with parents and the wider community. Our vision and values permeate every aspect of school life; our supportive and friendly ethos is built into the fabric of our school.

We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Head Teacher to join our ambitious and forward thinking leadership team. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a dynamic, passionate, and highly skilled professional to make a profound and lasting impact on the lives of children, families, and staff.

This is a role for an inspirational leader with the passion to champion excellence, the strategic insight to influence positive change, and the professional integrity to model outstanding practice. You will work closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, playing an instrumental role in shaping the school's future direction.

We are looking for an ambitious professional who has an appetite to develop their leadership and management potential and wants to make a difference to the lives of the children in our care at Barford. This will include:

• A proven outstanding class teacher with specialisms in a range of subjects, who can deliver exciting, creative, and challenging education for our children.
• A leader who can confidently inspire colleagues to innovate, improve and most importantly - be an excellent role model.
• Someone who can work closely in partnership with our parents, governors, and the wider community.
• A person who is open minded, up to date with latest technology in education, flexible, have a growth mindset; enjoy thinking out of the box, being creative and innovative and having an eye for detail.
• Have a good sense of humour, dedication and resilience. An approachable personality and the ability to form positive relationships with children, parents, staff, and governors.

• A welcoming and friendly school environment, with happy, loving, enthusiastic and confident children who want to learn and succeed.
• A friendly, dedicated and supportive staff team and governing body.
• Strong support for your further professional development.
• This is a post with a class teaching allocation and release time for leadership responsibility in areas that would complement our already existing skillset.
• A proven track record of delivering and understanding high quality phonic lessons.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed on the following days. Please email Kaylee Lilly, our School Business Manager at to register your interest.

Monday 9th February 2026 2pm

Wednesday 25th February 2026 2pm

Wednesday 4th March 2026 2pm

To apply, please send your completed application and recruitment monitoring form to by 13th March 2026. Interviews will take place on 19th March 2026.

Barford Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful applicants will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with the requirements set out in KCSIE 2025, an online search will also be carried out on short listed candidates to help identify and incidents or issues.

The outcome of the online search may be that may be discussed at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, please refer to schools Employment of ex offenders policy and Safeguarding and Child protection policy available on the school website.

Closing date : 13th March pm

Interview date : 19th March 2026