Data Manager
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,672 to £40,172 per year |
| Additional salary information: | AS 25-29 FTE £36,672-£40,172 actual pro rata salary £33,455-£36,648 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 December 2025 |
| Location: | Houghton Regis, Dunstable |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Advantage Schools |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Data Manager
Houstone School is seeking an experienced and proactive Data Manager to join our supportive and committed Administration team. We are seeking to appoint an organised, IT literate and positive member of staff to both strategically and operationally lead and develop the data and administration systems and processes of the Academy.
This role will ensure the management information system (MIS) is correct and functioning to support the day-to-day running of the school. They will advise on and implement the admissions process, including entering the details of admitted pupils on the MIS and allocating class memberships.
You will need an eye for detail, awareness of quality assurance and be able to communicate with our teachers and wider staff in order to meet deadlines and produce high quality information for parents, the school and government.
The successful candidate will have:
· Experience of data management and admissions in schools
· English and Maths at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
· Experience of using Arbor and FFT
· Excellent IT skills in Excel, level 2 or 3 qualification in ICT is desirable
· Experience in working within a team environment and be a confident user of spreadsheet, database software and able to work with statistics.
· Ability to work through problems and day-to-day queries as well as providing strategic data analysis and training to curriculum leaders
· Attention to detail and be highly organised.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and evidence of establishing effective relationships with staff, pupils and other stakeholders
JOB SPECIFICS
Start date: asap
Salary: AS 25-29 FTE £36,672-£40,172 actual pro rata salary £33,455-£36,648
Job role: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time + INSET days plus 2 weeks, 41 weeks per year, 37 hours per week
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Houstone School is seeking an experienced and proactive Data Manager to join our supportive and committed Administration team. We are seeking to appoint an organised, IT literate and positive member of staff to both strategically and operationally lead and develop the data and administration systems and processes of the Academy.
This role will ensure the management information system (MIS) is correct and functioning to support the day-to-day running of the school. They will advise on and implement the admissions process, including entering the details of admitted pupils on the MIS and allocating class memberships.
You will need an eye for detail, awareness of quality assurance and be able to communicate with our teachers and wider staff in order to meet deadlines and produce high quality information for parents, the school and government.
The successful candidate will have:
· Experience of data management and admissions in schools
· English and Maths at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
· Experience of using Arbor and FFT
· Excellent IT skills in Excel, level 2 or 3 qualification in ICT is desirable
· Experience in working within a team environment and be a confident user of spreadsheet, database software and able to work with statistics.
· Ability to work through problems and day-to-day queries as well as providing strategic data analysis and training to curriculum leaders
· Attention to detail and be highly organised.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and evidence of establishing effective relationships with staff, pupils and other stakeholders
JOB SPECIFICS
Start date: asap
Salary: AS 25-29 FTE £36,672-£40,172 actual pro rata salary £33,455-£36,648
Job role: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time + INSET days plus 2 weeks, 41 weeks per year, 37 hours per week
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.