Overview
Join us to lead marketing and recruitment strategy at our authentic, ambitious, courageous and inclusive Learning Community. Holme Grange is a thriving independent co-educational day school for 660 children aged 9 months to 16 years, set in 22 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Wokingham in Berkshire. In 2025 the Senior School achieved the highest GCSE results in its history and is ranked a Top 5 Secondary School (11-16) in The Sunday Times Parent Power League Table. Holme Grange is seeking to appoint a dynamic and forward-thinking Director of Marketing, Admissions and Engagement to lead and deliver the external relations activities for the school. It is an exciting time to join with the arrival of a new Headteacher in September 2025, and the postholder will play an integral role in shaping and implementing the school’s new vision and strategy.
Reporting to the Headteacher and a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director will deliver a bold marketing and recruitment strategy that builds on the school’s traditions while ensuring Holme Grange thrives in an increasingly competitive landscape.
The successful candidate will have the ambition, energy and commercial acumen to sustain progressive growth. They will be an effective leader who combines strategic vision and an analytical mind with emotional intelligence, able to unite teams behind a shared purpose and communicate the distinctive offering of Holme Grange with creativity and care.
This high-profile leadership post will suit either an experienced marketing and communications professional from the education sector or an exceptional individual with experience gained outside the sector who has an instinctive feel for the school’s customers and their needs, bringing with them the relevant skills to undertake this complex and exciting post.
Responsibilities
* Lead and deliver the external relations activities for Holme Grange School, including marketing, admissions and engagement.
* Develop and implement a bold marketing and recruitment strategy that aligns with the school’s vision and market position.
* Collaborate with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to drive growth and enhance the school’s profile within a competitive landscape.
Qualifications and attributes
* Ambition, energy and commercial acumen to sustain progressive growth.
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to unite teams behind a shared purpose.
* Strategic thinking combined with analytical capability and emotional intelligence.
* Experience in education marketing and communications, or relevant transferable experience with an instinctive understanding of school customers and needs.
Safeguarding and equality
* Holme Grange School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
* This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
* The safeguarding responsibilities of the role are indicated in the candidate information.
* RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
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