Assistant Headteacher

MyNewTerm; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Horton Grange Primary School in Bradford is seeking an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join the Leadership team. You will shape school direction, drive improvements in teaching and learning, and ensure every child achieves their full potential.

Working with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will promote inclusion, high aspirations and a culture of continuous improvement across the school and wider Exceed Academies Trust.

Qualifications

• Outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Successful leadership experience and the ability to inspire others.
• High aspirations for all children and staff.
• Passion for inclusion and removing barriers to achievement.
• Ability to build strong relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Forward-thinking, resilient and committed to continuous improvement.
• Share vision of providing exceptional educational opportunities for every child.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future direction of the school with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
• Drive improvements in teaching and learning.
• Ensure every child achieves their full potential.
• Play a key strategic role in development and success of the school.
• Join a leadership team within Exceed Academies Trust.

Skills

Outstanding teaching

Leadership experience

Inclusion

Relationship building

Forward-thinking

Change management

Job description

Be Part of Something Special

At Horton Grange Primary School, we believe that every child deserves the very best start in life. Our school is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community where children are encouraged to be ambitious, confident and successful learners. We are proud of our strong values, high expectations and unwavering commitment to ensuring every child thrives academically, socially and emotionally.

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and dedicated Assistant Headteacher to join our Leadership team. The ideal candidate will be someone who shares our passion for excellence, our commitment to transforming the lives of children and families within our community and the drive to create a culture where high expectations, inclusion and aspiration enable every child to flourish.

As Assistant Headteacher, you will play a key strategic role in the continued development and success of the school. Working alongside the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the future direction of the school, drive improvements in teaching and learning, and ensure every child achieves their full potential.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional leader to join a school where ambition, collaboration and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

Why Choose Horton Grange?

Horton Grange is a school where children are excited to learn, staff feel valued and supported, and leaders are empowered to make a genuine difference.

Our pupils are enthusiastic, curious and eager to learn. They are proud of their school, embrace new opportunities and consistently demonstrate our values through their attitudes and behaviour.

Our highly successful OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) programme is transforming playtimes and creating exciting opportunities for children to develop creativity, resilience, teamwork and independence through high-quality outdoor experiences.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Has successful leadership experience and the ability to inspire others.
• Has high aspirations for all children and staff.
• Is passionate about inclusion and removing barriers to achievement.
• Can build strong relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Is forward-thinking, resilient and committed to continuous improvement.
• Shares our vision of providing exceptional educational opportunities for every child.

Join Our Journey

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving school community that is ambitious for its children, committed to its staff and proud of its achievements.

If you are an inspirational leader with the passion, vision and determination to make a lasting impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Together, we can continue to inspire children, transform lives and create futures filled with opportunity.

We would warmly encourage any interested candidates to visit our school setting. In order to do so, please contact Zieadh Pirveen on 01274 573287 to make the necessary arrangements.

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.

Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.