Job Description
Job Title: Headteacher
Location: Portsmouth, Hants, PO2 9AX
Salary: £78,702 - £91,158 per annum (L18-L24)
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
Start Date: September 2026
Are you looking for a challenge of leading the school through a rebuild, whilst maintaining our high standards and caring ethos?
Are you committed and passionate about making a difference to children's lives?
We are seeking an outstanding Headteacher with ambition, experience and enthusiasm to lead our vibrant school. This is an exciting time for a candidate with the skills and vision to build on our successes and make a great school even greater.
Our vision is to provide high quality education based on Catholic Christian values in an environment where each day we aim for every child to be the best person they can be.
We are looking for a highly motivated and inspirational leader who:
* Is a practising Catholic involved in their parish community
* Has a minimum of 2 years recent experience in senior leadership and strategic planning
* Has the vision to build a new school
* Is dedicated to continuous school improvement
* Has knowledge of high-quality teaching across the relevant key stages
* Has a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
* Has sound financial literacy and strategic financial planning
* Is an excellent communicator who builds strong relationships with all those in the community
We can offer you:
* An opportunity to work in a school that has a strong, Catholic ethos
* A school where children feel happy, are motivated and keen to learn
* Children who are caring, supportive with exemplary behaviour
* A friendly, dedicated, supportive team of staff and governors
* A genuinely inclusive school with a positive and caring culture
* A commitment to develop and nurture every member of staff and support their professional development
Additional Information:
The school is committed to safeguarding and the promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of appointment. An online search will be conducted for all applicants.
Closing Date:12pm 23rd March 2026
Interviews: 22nd and 23rd April 2026
Please note that once you have applied for the role you will be sent an email with an application form to fill in.
This form will need to be fully completed and returned for your application to be considered.
Please click the APPLY to submit your application for this role and you will be sent an email with application forms to complete.
Candidates with previous job titles and experience of; Education Lead, Head Teacher, Principle, Principle Teacher, Headmaster, Headmistress, Senior Teacher, may also be considered for this role.