Headteacher
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 2SN |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7fdff8b2-68e9-4d29-837b-6e4a44ca9afd |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
For a confidential conversation, to receive the full candidate pack and arrange a visit, please contact Alpha Parish at Academicis: aparish@academicis.co.uk | 01223 907979 / 07436 971517
What the school offers its staff
Working at Five Acres School as Headteacher offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to lead a thriving, inclusive, and ambitious primary school community. Situated just two miles from Bicester, Five Acres is a vibrant and welcoming school with a strong track record of success, underpinned by a nurturing ethos and a clear commitment to high standards. Our school community is proud of its diverse intake, including a high number of service and refugee families, and the successful candidate will join a team that is passionate about inclusion, wellbeing, and academic excellence. With SATs outcomes above local and national averages and a recent ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, the school is well-placed for its next phase of development. As Headteacher, you will have the opportunity to build on 17 years of stable, effective leadership and to inspire a dedicated team, engage positively with families, and ensure every child is supported to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. This is a chance to lead a school where pupils are enthusiastic, kind, and curious, and where relationships across the community are strong and collaborative.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
For a confidential conversation, to receive the full candidate pack and arrange a visit, please contact Alpha Parish at Academicis: aparish@academicis.co.uk | 01223 907979 / 07436 971517
What the school offers its staff
Working at Five Acres School as Headteacher offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to lead a thriving, inclusive, and ambitious primary school community. Situated just two miles from Bicester, Five Acres is a vibrant and welcoming school with a strong track record of success, underpinned by a nurturing ethos and a clear commitment to high standards. Our school community is proud of its diverse intake, including a high number of service and refugee families, and the successful candidate will join a team that is passionate about inclusion, wellbeing, and academic excellence. With SATs outcomes above local and national averages and a recent ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, the school is well-placed for its next phase of development. As Headteacher, you will have the opportunity to build on 17 years of stable, effective leadership and to inspire a dedicated team, engage positively with families, and ensure every child is supported to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. This is a chance to lead a school where pupils are enthusiastic, kind, and curious, and where relationships across the community are strong and collaborative.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.