Data & Exams Officer

Star Academies; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Healthcare cash plans

Job summary

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester, part of Star Academies, is seeking a proactive business support professional to assist pupils, staff and stakeholders. The role focuses on delivering an excellent support service to ensure a high-quality learning environment.

You will be part of the school’s business support team, handling data reporting, MIS systems like Bromcom, and MS Office tasks to support school operations and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs including English and Maths at minimum grade 9-4/A-C.
• Experience of managing and developing school MIS data systems, such as Bromcom.
• Experience producing accurate data for reporting and assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support to pupils, teachers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to delivering an outstanding learning environment as part of the business support team.
• Develop strong relationships across the school and Star community.

Skills

Customer service

Data reporting

Education

Five GCSEs including English and Maths

Tools

Bromcom

MS Office

Job description

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester

Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Manchester is a Muslim faith-based secondary school for girls, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in Cheetham Hill in 2017 and moved to our new state-of-the-art campus in 2019. Like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

We were rated as 'Good' overall by Ofsted during our first inspection in February 2022. In May 2026, the school was inspected under Ofsted’s new framework and ‘report card’ grading system (introduced in November 2025) and became the first school in the North West to be awarded ‘Exceptional’ – the highest grade – in all six areas.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grade 9-4/A*- C.
• Experience of managing and developing school MIS software and data systems, such as Bromcom.
• Experience of producing accurate data for reporting and assessment.
• The ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Access, as well as Explorer and databases.
• Knowledge of statutory data reporting requirements such as school census.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: Monday, 05 October 2026.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.