Headteacher - St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Location: Amersham
Salary Type: Leadership
Salary details: L15 - 21
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 7th July 2025
About us
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Amersham is a safe and supportive place, realising individual needs and potential within a caring, Christian family. Our learning environment is one that is both exciting and inspiring, where every one is equal and valued. We provide a high quality education allowing children to develop lively and enquiring minds. We promote Christian values through all aspects of school life. St Mary’s is a school of which all can be proud.
The successful candidate will show great vision and provide inspiring professional leadership and strategic direction, ensuring the highest standards of education, safeguarding, and spiritual development; all deeply rooted in our strong Christian values. With full strategic and operational responsibility for all aspects of school life, you will foster an inclusive, nurturing, and dynamic learning environment where both children and staff can flourish. Your leadership will empower pupils to reach their full potential and create a culture of ambition, kindness, and excellence.
St Mary’s Primary School is a happy school which was judged Good at the last OFSTED Inspection (January 2020) and in addition an incredibly positive SIAMs inspection. The school consistently matches or exceeds local and national averages at the end of each Key Stage and this combined with recently extended grounds, an outdoor learning environment including two outdoor classrooms, an award winning Wellness Garden and Forest School with parents who value learning, and pupils who are well behaved and eager to learn make this school a wonderful place to work.
All pupils are encouraged and nurtured to achieve their potential in all areas of the curriculum – our dedicated and enthusiastic staff team take every opportunity to broaden creativity and self-esteem.
We strive to provide a school in which everyone feels secure, knowing that they matter and are cared for and we aim to enable everyone in school to have the skills and knowledge to reach their own potential.
Website: https://www.stmarysce.bucks.sch.uk/
We are very proud of what we have achieved as a school, particularly with the backdrop of an increasingly challenging educational environment and we believe that working collaboratively with the new Headteacher will enable us to build on this success and continue to fulfil the school’s full potential.
About you
Our expectation of the successful applicant is that they will:
• Continue to make learning a happy experience for every child We pride ourselves on creating a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive.
• Value every child and strive to ensure that both pupils and staff have high aspirations for achievement
• Be a positive role model, with the ability to motivate children and staff alike, inspiring all to reach their full potential.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to further develop the leadership team.
• Demonstrate the drive, experience and creativity to build on our current high standards of teaching, through continuous school improvement
• Uphold and promote the Christian ethos and values of the Church of England school, ensuring they are embedded in all aspects of school life.
• Develop and implement the school’s vision and strategic plan in collaboration with the governing board, staff, parents, and the wider community.
• Lead the school’s self-evaluation and improvement planning processes, ensuring continuous school improvement and excellence in teaching and learning.
• Maintain and develop effective governance relationships, working closely with the governing board to ensure accountability and transparency.
• Lead on curriculum development, ensuring a broad, balanced, and high-quality education that meets the needs of all pupils.
• Foster a culture of high expectations, ensuring outstanding teaching and learning that results in excellent pupil progress and attainment.
• Promote inclusion, ensuring that all pupils, regardless of background or ability, receive the support they need to succeed.
• Support staff in delivering innovative and engaging teaching practices that inspire a love of learning.
• Christian Distinctiveness and Community Engagement
• Continue the well-established strong relationships with children, staff, parents, governors, the church and the local community.
• Continue to develop outreach programmes that strengthen the school’s role within the community and enhance pupil experiences.
• Oversee the school’s budget and financial management, ensuring resources are used effectively to support learning priorities.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection.
• Manage the recruitment, retention, and professional development of staff, fostering a supportive and aspirational culture.
• Ensure the school meets statutory obligations and standards set by Ofsted, SIAMS and the Department for Education.
Other information
To Apply and or arrange an informal visit:
Interested candidates are invited to contact Jacqueline Rouse, Chair of Governors at jrouse@stmarysce.bucks.sch.uk for further information, an opportunity to visit and to request a full application pack.
Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At St Mary’s C.E Primary School we believe that a policy on child protection is founded on the right of all children to be safe and feel safe, and that it is the fundamental obligation on all schools to robustly secure this right.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
* All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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