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Assistant Headteacher

Assistant Head Teacher

St. Mary Cray Primary Academy · Orpington · Bromley

Job description

Vacancy: Assistant Head Teacher

Contract: Permanent

Grade: L1 - l6

Hours: Full-time

At St Mary Cray Primary we exist to inspire our community, empower children with the agency to succeed and shape aspirational futures. We achieve this by providing an exceptional education and positioning ourselves as the school of choice.

Responsibilities

To lead by example, providing inspiration and motivation.

To work with the Headteacher/Head of School and Trust Central team in the formulation of the School Improvement Plan, Self Evaluation Form and other key documents.

To work in partnership with the Headteacher/Head of School and the Trust Central team in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of all aspects of the school.

Actively encourage teachers to collaborate with colleagues in other Trust schools to plan, teach, review and develop the Spring Partnership Trust curriculum.

To have a full understanding of school assessment methods and data analysis to ensure that they are used effectively by teaching staff to enable every child to achieve their personal best.

Share the lead in developing learning and teaching styles throughout the school, supporting teachers with planning and delivery of lessons, and working with the Headteacher/Head of School and other key members of staff in monitoring and evaluating their success.

To mentor, coach and develop middle leaders, resulting in quality first teaching rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’.

To take responsibility with the Headteacher/Head of School in securing and maintaining high standards of behaviour in the school.

To take responsibility with the Headteacher/Head of School for the safeguarding of children. To be part of the safeguarding team.

To collaborate with other schools to share expertise and resources for the benefit of the school.

Plan and lead staff CPD as appropriate.

To build upon the very good home-school partnership working with parents and other stakeholders to secure the very best education for the children.

To have responsibility for mentoring ECTs, new teachers and students in school.

To take regular school assemblies and lunch duties.

To undertake specific reasonable responsibilities as designated by the Headteacher/Head of School, for example, class cover, interventions.

To work with the Head of school and Trust partners in all aspects of enrichment throughout the school and to promote, enhance and extend the learning experience of all pupils.

The Spring Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach. Our member schools are part of a family that shares their knowledge, expertise and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

Our Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. For all shortlisted candidates, references will be requested in advance of the interview, and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 1 week of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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About this school

St. Mary Cray Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 4–11

Not rated
Pupils
228
Avg teacher salary
£51,513
Pupil:teacher ratio
19:1
Academy trust
THE SPRING PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Orpington, Bromley, BR5 4AR

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Salary
£56,151.00 - £62,981.00 Annually (Actual) L1 - L6
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full time
Posted
15 October 2026
Closing date
5 November 2026

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