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School Office Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

Lord Williams's School · Thame · Oxfordshire

Job description

Job Purpose

To support teaching and learning by providing high quality administrative support as part of a committed and flexible team.

Main Duties:

  • Working on the Visitor Reception desk to be the first point of contact, receiving and welcoming visitors.
  • Deal with all enquiries at Visitor Reception in a professional and caring manner.
  • Administer the school’s detention and registration systems. Enter behaviour records onto SIMs and provide analysis and reports as required
  • Maintain student records in the SIMs database
  • Produce all correspondence to a high standard with due regard to style, grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Use the school’s email system and SIMS In-touch to communicate with students and parents/carers
  • Undertake general clerical duties including photocopying, electronic filing and shredding

Support to Pastoral Team

  • Liaise with Heads of Year and Pastoral Support Officers regarding behaviour management

Other Duties:

  • Attend training courses, Section and Departmental meetings and Appraisal meetings at the request of the Office Team Leader or the Head of Administration
  • Undertake any other reasonable tasks as directed by the Office Team Leader or the Head of Administration
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About this school

Lord Williams's School

Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Good
Pupils
2,290
Avg teacher salary
£50,168
Pupil:teacher ratio
19.5:1
Academy trust
THAME PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY 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.

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Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2AQ

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Salary
£21,548.00 Annually (Actual) Actual salary based on 37 hours per week, term-time only. The full-time equivalent salary is £25,583 - £26,403.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full time
Posted
20 July 2026
Closing date
1 September 2026

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