Head of English

Posting date:	23 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	22 February 2026
Location:	Altrincham, WA14 4AH
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75780869

Summary

LORETO GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Dunham Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4AH
0161 928 3703
recruitment@loretogrammar.co.uk
www.loretogrammar.co.uk
Mrs J A Beever MA

HEAD OF ENGLISH Required from September 2026
MPS/UPS + TLR 1B
Permanent

Loreto Grammar School is an 11-18 Roman Catholic Grammar School for Girls with Academy status located in Altrincham, in the Borough of Trafford. It is a thriving, successful and over-subscribed school, judged as “Outstanding” by Ofsted in September 2022 and by the Diocese of Shrewsbury. We are proud to have been named as the North West Secondary School of the Year 2025. Loreto is a happy place to work.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a fantastic English department and the Governing Body welcomes applications from colleagues with proven and successful leadership potential and/or experience. The Head of English will be expected to teach at all Key Stages and be an engaged and proactive middle leader and form tutor. The successful applicant will join the established and supportive Loreto community and be expected to commit to the ethos and values of the School.

Further information and an application pack are available on the website
Vacancies - Loreto Grammar School

Loreto Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date - Thursday 5 February 2026 at 10.00 am
Interviews - Wednesday11 February 2026

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