Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO24 4JW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 65229329-f296-4b4d-ba87-55967a538859 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School is looking for an inspirational and highly effective practising Catholic to join our very successful team of staff as Deputy Headteacher.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Primary School our mission as a Catholic school permeates everything we do and is our roadmap to ensuring we offer an outstanding Catholic education to all those in our care. We are proud of our curriculum and strive to meet challenging academic standards for all of our children. Through our strong Catholic ethos, academic standards and pastoral care, we nurture our pupils on their faith journey. Every individual is valued and special, encompassing that we are all made in the image and likeness of God.
We have a dedicated and hardworking staff team, who place the pupils at the centre of everything they do. We have an Outstanding approach to Personal Development and the school prides itself on providing a progressive and ambitious Enrichment programme. We focus on educating the whole child and pupils therefore leave Our Lady Queen of Martyrs ready for the next stage of their education.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we believe that all learning is a sacred endeavor and our curriculum is explicitly designed to support our school mission and vision. Our curriculum is distinctly Catholic, culturally rich and experience enhanced as well as allowing children to know the universal story they are a part of. We have strong academic outcomes and provide engaging, coherent and progressive learning opportunities for all of our pupils.
We are looking for a strong, dynamic and inspirational leader who:
• Has a commitment to Catholic education and would play an active role in the community of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs.
• Promotes high expectations and will help our children to thrive in a culture that builds resilience and instil a sense of pride in what they achieve;
• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who motivates and inspires children and staff;
• Makes a positive contribution to the vision and leadership of the school, helping to shape the school’s future and ensure that all stakeholders are enabled to contribute effectively the progress and development of the school;
• Is creative, forward thinking and has proven experience in leading and managing areas of school development;
• Is an excellent communicator, with good interpersonal and organisational skills, able to confidently deputise for the Headteacher;
• Can form a strong partnership with all levels of leadership at the school and with other leaders within the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality, vibrant and caring environment where we share a rich vision for our pupils and for the communities in which we work.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school that is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools with two sixth forms. NPCAT is now one of the largest multi-academy Trusts in the UK with more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff.
Additional benefits include access to:
• Vivup - Lifestyle savings - store discounts
• Vivup - Discounted gym membership
• Vivup - Cycle scheme
• Full wellbeing package
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.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School is looking for an inspirational and highly effective practising Catholic to join our very successful team of staff as Deputy Headteacher.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Primary School our mission as a Catholic school permeates everything we do and is our roadmap to ensuring we offer an outstanding Catholic education to all those in our care. We are proud of our curriculum and strive to meet challenging academic standards for all of our children. Through our strong Catholic ethos, academic standards and pastoral care, we nurture our pupils on their faith journey. Every individual is valued and special, encompassing that we are all made in the image and likeness of God.
We have a dedicated and hardworking staff team, who place the pupils at the centre of everything they do. We have an Outstanding approach to Personal Development and the school prides itself on providing a progressive and ambitious Enrichment programme. We focus on educating the whole child and pupils therefore leave Our Lady Queen of Martyrs ready for the next stage of their education.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we believe that all learning is a sacred endeavor and our curriculum is explicitly designed to support our school mission and vision. Our curriculum is distinctly Catholic, culturally rich and experience enhanced as well as allowing children to know the universal story they are a part of. We have strong academic outcomes and provide engaging, coherent and progressive learning opportunities for all of our pupils.
We are looking for a strong, dynamic and inspirational leader who:
• Has a commitment to Catholic education and would play an active role in the community of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs.
• Promotes high expectations and will help our children to thrive in a culture that builds resilience and instil a sense of pride in what they achieve;
• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who motivates and inspires children and staff;
• Makes a positive contribution to the vision and leadership of the school, helping to shape the school’s future and ensure that all stakeholders are enabled to contribute effectively the progress and development of the school;
• Is creative, forward thinking and has proven experience in leading and managing areas of school development;
• Is an excellent communicator, with good interpersonal and organisational skills, able to confidently deputise for the Headteacher;
• Can form a strong partnership with all levels of leadership at the school and with other leaders within the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
We offer the opportunity to work in a high quality, vibrant and caring environment where we share a rich vision for our pupils and for the communities in which we work.
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school that is part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 38 schools with two sixth forms. NPCAT is now one of the largest multi-academy Trusts in the UK with more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff.
Additional benefits include access to:
• Vivup - Lifestyle savings - store discounts
• Vivup - Discounted gym membership
• Vivup - Cycle scheme
• Full wellbeing package
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.