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Styal Primary School, Altrincham Road, Styal (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

Enhanced DBS check required

Salary L8-L13


Headteacher
For Easter 2025
Indicative pay range: L8 – L13; NOR – 109; School Group: Group 1
Contract term: Permanent
Contract type: Full-time 

Styal Primary School is situated within the historic grounds of the National Trust Quarry Bank. 
We are a small primary school and an intrinsic part of the Styal village community. Our school 
is welcoming and friendly. It continues to be rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted (9th November 2023).

The Governing Board at Styal Primary welcome you to consider this wonderful opportunity to 
become our next Headteacher. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person. We 
are a passionate team seeking to recruit an inspirational headteacher to help us maintain and 
further develop our ethos of “Valuing the Individual to Believe and Achieve”. 

The school prides itself on its nurturing approach. It is a small school where its children are 
seen as individuals. We see everyone as part of our Styal family. All children and their families 
are valued, and everyone is seen as part of the school community.

Our staff are ambitious and committed to ensuring all children reach their full potential. We 
know the children’s strengths, their areas to improve and how to get there! We want children 
to thrive and excel with their learning, believing in themselves to enable them to achieve. 
From small acorns grow mighty oaks.

We are looking for a leader who can:
• Provide strong strategic leadership to drive school improvement, whilst respecting 
and nurturing the existing talent of our experienced teaching staff.
• Use their vision and experience to strive for excellence and build upon the school’s 
solid foundations.
• Be financially astute and appreciate the importance of marketing for a small rural 
school.
• Have a track record of achievement which demonstrates positive impact and 
improved outcomes for pupils.
• Demonstrate a strong leadership experience which will enable our continuing upward 
trends in attainment.
• Communicate, develop, and immerse themselves into our school and wider 
community. Be able to think strategically, ensuring sound governance, effective 
management of the budget and accept internal and external accountability.
We offer:
• A positive working environment, supported by committed staff and enthusiastic 
pupils.
• A valuable opportunity to be part of the local school cluster of primary schools and 
Wilmslow High School which provide curriculum and leadership support and training 
opportunities. 
• A well-balanced curriculum with equal emphasis on the creative subjects.
• Regular supervision and support to ensure your well-being is prioritised.
• A committed and supportive Governing Board. 
• A supportive Parent Teacher Association (Friends of Styal).

Dates

Activity

Midday Friday 1st November 2024  - Advertisement closure 

Tuesday 15th October 2024 between 9am-12 noon and 4pm-5pm  - Applicant Q&A and school visit 

Please contact admin@styal.cheshire.sch.uk to arrange

Thursday 7th November 2024 - Shortlisting

Monday 25th November 2024 - Activity day 

Tuesday 26th November 2024  -Interview day

Application forms can be obtained from the School Governance Team, 5th Floor Delamere 
House, c/o Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BJ. Telephone: 0300 123 5036
Email: schoolgovernanceeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk 

Application forms and supporting documents to be returned by midday on Friday 1st
November 2024 in Microsoft Word format to the School Governance Team, 5th Floor 
Delamere House, c/o Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BJ. Telephone: 0300 
123 5036. Email: schoolgovernanceeast@cheshireeast.gov.uk

You may provide a supporting letter with your application; this should not exceed two sides 
of A4 paper, font size 12. Please do not restate the factual details already included elsewhere 
on the application form. 

Previous applicants are welcome to reapply.

The successful applicant will be subject to the conditions of employment for Headteachers 
contained in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document 2024 and other current 
education and employment legislation. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young 
people and expects all staff, volunteers, and external agencies to share this commitment. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant 
will require an enhanced DBS check. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, 
it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list 
held by the DBS. Other safer recruitment checks including an on-line check for shortlisted 
candidates will be undertaken.


School details:
Styal Primary School
Altrincham Road, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4JE
01625 917280
admin@styal.cheshire.sch.uk
http://www.styal.cheshire.sch.uk


Closing date: Fri 01/11/2024 at 12:00
Job reference: P/24/293484
Vacancy downloads:

Styal_Primary_School_Application_Pack.pdf

Keeping_Children_Safe_in_Education_2024.pdf

Styal_Primary_School_Child_Protection_and_Safeguarding_Policy.pdf

Styal_Primary_School_Code_of_Conduct_for_Staff_and_Other_Adults_in_School.pdf

CE_Application_Form.pdf

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