Deputy Headteacher

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	23 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Wigan, WN4 9AZ
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75774795

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St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School

Council Avenue

Ashton in Makerfield

Wigan

WN4 9AZ

Salary: Leadership Pay Spine L7 L11

Full Time

Required for April 2026

The governors of St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational practising Catholic Deputy Headteacher who will develop and share our vision of high-quality education for all, with a deep commitment to our mission statement:

Love Jesus, Love Learning, Love Each Other

We are looking for a leader with exceptionally strong values who will foster and develop the respectful and inclusive ethos of our Catholic School. Who will bring energy and drive, demonstrating excellence in classroom practice and will be inspirational in enabling progress and raising standards. They must be creative, forward thinking and skilled in leading and managing areas of school improvement. The successful candidate must be able to face challenge with positivity, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be a team worker and essentially have a good sense of humour.

Governors are looking for a candidate with a passion for promoting a clear child centred vision of educational excellence, developing children’s’ love of learning whilst ensuring high levels of progress and attainment.

St Oswald’s Primary School is an average sized primary school. We can offer a prospective Deputy Head a school that in our most recent inspection in November 2022 deemed us to still be a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted) and in our CSI Inspection in October 2025 found us to be a ‘Good’ school but ‘Outstanding’ in areas of Leadership and Management and Catholic Life and Mission.

We have happy, well-behaved children who love their school and enjoy learning, extremely hard working, friendly staff who are dedicated to supporting development. We have a close working partnership between school, parents/carers, community and church and a governing body who is fully committed to continuing the development of this fantastic school.

The Deputy Headteacher will:

• Be accountable to the Headteacher.
• Be a member of the senior management team.
• Be part of the Safeguarding Team.
• Assist the headteacher in managing the school.
• Support and represent the headteacher at meetings as and when required.
• Undertake such duties as are delegated by the headteacher.

Play a major role, under the overall direction of the headteacher in formulating and reviewing the Mission Statement, Development Plan, overall aims and objectives of the school by helping establish the policies through which they shall be achieved, managing staff and resources to that end and monitoring progress towards their achievement.

Contribute to the efficient organisation, management and supervision of school routines.

If the headteacher is absent from the school, the deputy headteacher must undertake such duties of the headteacher as the headteacher or the governing body shall require.

We strongly recommend visits to school. Please contact the Business Manager, Mrs Crompton on enquiries@admin.saintoswalds.wigan.sch.uk or alternatively on 01942 724820.

Our school website includes a copy of our Child Protection Policy and Safer Working Practices Code of Conduct Policy.

CVs will not be acceptable for this post. In addition, references will be required from your current employer and settings where you have worked with children. As per ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, online searches will be conducted on shortlisted candidates.

St Oswald’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory preemployment checks including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview.’

We are committed to safer recruitment practices that:

• Deter prospective applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people.
• Identify and reject applicants who are unsuitable to work with children or young people.
• Prevent and deter inappropriate behaviours by providing on-going supervision, training and support to all staff and volunteers.

Applications forms are returnable to the school.

If you require any further information, please contact the school on Tel: 01942 724820

E-mail: enquiries@admin.saintoswalds.wigan.sch.uk Website: www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 6th February 2026

Shortlisting: Wednesday 11th February 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 25th February 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below:

Supporting Documents

↗ Job Description
↗ Person Specification
↗ Application Form
↗ Childcare Disqualification Requirements
↗ DBS Policy Statement Schools
↗ Guidance for Safer Work Practices

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