Headteacher
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6LH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4ff43bb1-dfe6-4816-94ca-c4e0512a13f0 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The governors of Gorran School are seeking to appoint an inspirational successor for our Headteacher who will be retiring at the end of the current academic year.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a happy, high-achieving coastal primary school with a strong family ethos and a focus on rich outdoor learning. Ofsted recently praised our ‘warm and nurturing’ relationships.
With four mixed-age classes and extensive grounds that include a Forest School, a heated outdoor swimming pool and an on-site independent pre-school, Gorran School offers a distinctive curriculum enriched by our Cornish heritage, strong community links and the outdoors.
We seek a skilled and reflective leader to drive standards, champion inclusion and well-being, develop and support staff, steward resources effectively and work closely with governors and the wider community. Safeguarding and the welfare of children are paramount. This post will require a DBS check and references will be requested prior to interview.
This is a permanent, full-time role and the governors envisage the new Headteacher will have a 40% teaching commitment.
Salary scale L6 – L17
Please see the applicant information pack for more details.
Completed application forms and equal opportunities monitoring forms must be sent to headships@cornwall.gov.uk by 23:59 on 9 February 2026
Interview date: 2 March 2026
What the school offers its staff
Please see the applicant information pack for more details.
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.
The governors of Gorran School are seeking to appoint an inspirational successor for our Headteacher who will be retiring at the end of the current academic year.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a happy, high-achieving coastal primary school with a strong family ethos and a focus on rich outdoor learning. Ofsted recently praised our ‘warm and nurturing’ relationships.
With four mixed-age classes and extensive grounds that include a Forest School, a heated outdoor swimming pool and an on-site independent pre-school, Gorran School offers a distinctive curriculum enriched by our Cornish heritage, strong community links and the outdoors.
We seek a skilled and reflective leader to drive standards, champion inclusion and well-being, develop and support staff, steward resources effectively and work closely with governors and the wider community. Safeguarding and the welfare of children are paramount. This post will require a DBS check and references will be requested prior to interview.
This is a permanent, full-time role and the governors envisage the new Headteacher will have a 40% teaching commitment.
Salary scale L6 – L17
Please see the applicant information pack for more details.
Completed application forms and equal opportunities monitoring forms must be sent to headships@cornwall.gov.uk by 23:59 on 9 February 2026
Interview date: 2 March 2026
What the school offers its staff
Please see the applicant information pack for more details.
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.