Location: Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4AG

REQUIRED: 1ST JANUARY 2027

Salary Range L21 – L27 (£84,699 - £98,106) 

(potential additional incremental points available for an exceptional candidate)

Due to the retirement of the current Headteacher, the Trustees of St. Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an inspirational, values-driven and child-centered experienced Headteacher to lead Woodfield Primary School on the next stage of its journey.  This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an inspirational leader to build on current strengths and lead Woodfield into the next chapter of its journey of excellence.  

Woodfield Primary School is a vibrant and sought-after Outstanding three-form entry primary school in Penn Wolverhampton, educating 650 children aged 3-11. Our team is passionate about creating an environment where every child can excel, grow, and feel truly valued through our core values of Ambition,  Belief and Courage.

Woodfield was judged to be Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (February 2024).  Achievement is strong and our  2025 end of KS2 outcomes are well above national percentages. Disadvantaged pupils’ attainment places the school in the top 25% nationally, as recognised by the Secretary of State for Education in a commendation letter (February 2026).

As our next Headteacher, you will have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with an engaged local governing board and lead a passionate, dedicated staff team. Together, you will build on our outstanding achievements and drive ambitious, innovative improvements, ensuring that every member of our school community continues to grow, succeed, and reach their fullest potential. Join us in shaping a vibrant future where staff and children continue to thrive and flourish.

As a valued member of our child-centered team, you will have the chance to ignite the spark of curiosity, wonder, and achievement in every child. We are dedicated to making sure that every child at Woodfield not only receives an exceptional education but is also empowered with the very best opportunities to thrive - because that is what every child deserves.

If you share our passion for nurturing potential and shaping lives, we invite you to discover more about our vibrant school and St. Bart’s CE Multi Academy Trust in our supporting documents. Together, let’s continue and further enhance a legacy of excellence that uplifts every child and transforms lives.

We are seeking a child-centred leader with: 

• a track record of raising standards and improving outcomes for all pupils, as a direct result of their leadership and support as a Headteacher/Head of school; 

• the proven ability to ensure that standards of teaching, learning and progress are consistently strong;  

• a commitment to championing inclusion, ensuring the needs of all learners are met with ambition, precision and compassion; 

• proactive and inspirational leadership who will sustain excellence, demonstrating the highest standards in curriculum leadership, staff development, governance, safeguarding, inclusion, and the quality of education across all areas; 

• the ability to inspire and develop staff to be exceptional practitioners; 

• a commitment to nurturing the whole child - academically, socially, emotionally and spiritually; 

• demonstrates strategic thinking combined with strong operational management skills; 

• a proven, continual desire to improve their own leadership practice and respond with enthusiasm to developmental support; 

• high expectations for the achievement and success of every child and member of staff; 

• the proven ability to support, lead and inspire colleagues by example; 

• the proven ability to develop positive, collaborative relationships with all stakeholders; 

• a commitment to upholding the Christian distinctiveness of the Trust. 

We can offer you:  

• delightful, polite and considerate children with outstanding behaviour;

• a very strong, committed, child-centred and dedicated staff team; 

• a thriving, culturally rich and aspirational school community;

• outstanding  governors and Trust leaders, who want the very best for the school’s children, staff and parents; 

• excellent community engagement;  

• access to Trust-wide professional development, collaboration and support networks;  

• exceptional Trust-wide support; 

• opportunities to contribute to Trust initiatives and share best practice; 

• wider, future promotional opportunities within St. Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust, and beyond. 

To discuss the role further, or to arrange visits to the school, please contact Katy Kent (CEO) via email at kkent@stbartsmat.co.uk  or telephone: 07876 560125, or Jo Harrison (Director of Education) via email at jharrison@stbartsmat.co.uk. 

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. 

Please make reference to the person specification criteria, and where possible cite personal examples, in your application.

Closing date for applications: Monday 13^th April (2:00pm).

To apply: Please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT362 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.