Full Job Description
In 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a Great Place to Work for the sixth year running. Senior Admissions Manager – Blenheim, Remote with regular travel to school sites, 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, salary up to £50,000 per annum. Permanent, Full Time. UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship.
About us: At Outcomes First Group, we believe every child has the ability to thrive when given access to a learning environment designed for their success. We exist to provide, champion and develop an exceptional education that is research‑led and tailored around the abilities and aspirations of the individual.
Role
As Senior Admissions Manager, you will provide senior leadership across a portfolio of schools, ensuring a consistent, high‑quality admissions experience for families while supporting sustainable and responsible school growth. This senior, strategic role involves hands‑on responsibility for admissions performance, frameworks, standards and reporting. You will work closely with school leaders, admissions colleagues, marketing teams and central functions to ensure admissions capacity, forecasting and conversion are aligned with educational delivery and organisational priorities.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Leading admissions strategy across your portfolio of Blenheim schools, aligned to capacity, readiness and educational delivery.
* Owning the end‑to‑end admissions journey from enquiry through to placement.
* Embedding clear admissions frameworks, processes and service standards across schools.
* Providing leadership, guidance and training to school‑based admissions teams.
* Using data, insight and CRM reporting to monitor pipeline health, conversion rates, trends and risks.
* Delivering accurate admissions forecasting and capacity planning in partnership with education and finance teams.
* Ensuring admissions insight informs marketing strategy and activity.
* Acting as the escalation point for complex, sensitive or high‑risk admissions cases.
* Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, regulatory and organisational requirements.
* Supporting the integration of new schools into the Blenheim admissions model.
Essential Experience & Skills
* Senior experience leading admissions or enrolment within education or a comparable regulated, multi‑site environment.
* Strong understanding of admissions processes, capacity planning and conversion management.
* Confident use of data and insight to manage performance and risk.
* Experience using CRM systems to interrogate and report on admissions data.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leaders.
* Sound judgement when handling sensitive or complex cases.
* Comfortable operating both strategically and hands‑on.
* Willingness to travel regularly to school sites.
Desirable
* Experience within independent, international or all‑ability school settings.
* Experience working with growing or newly acquired school portfolios.
* Experience embedding admissions frameworks or operating models.
* Experience working closely with marketing or digital teams.
* Familiarity with education sector challenges.
Benefits
* Experience in standardising communications across multiple sites.
* Familiarity with education sector challenges.
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with contribution options.
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” mental and physical health support.
* Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
* Flexible benefits via Vista (discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, critical illness cover and more).
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and statutory requirements, which may affect timescales. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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