Data Manager (Maternity Cover)

The Manor Academy; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Peacehaven is seeking a Data Manager for maternity cover. The role involves overseeing student report production and managing performance data. Candidates should be highly organized, self-motivated, with significant administrative experience and competence in Microsoft Office. The position offers competitive pay, professional growth opportunities, and various employee benefits including healthcare discounts and pension scheme enrollment.

Benefits

Highly competitive pay

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

Extensive high-street retail discounts

Career average pension scheme

Professional Learning Scheme

Wellbeing support mechanisms

Qualifications

• Significant experience of administration.
• Experience of analysing data and producing reports.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the production of all student reports.
• Manage arrangements for scheduled report release to parents.
• Lead, manage and develop the school's performance data.

Skills

Highly organised

Self-motivated

Data analysis

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Grade and Salary

Grade 6 - £30,610 - £33,862 per annum (£33,699 - £37,280 FTE)

Working Pattern

37 hours/41 weeks

Contract Term

Maternity Cover until December 2026

The School

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

The role

The Manor Academy are looking to appoint an experienced Data Manager to join the team to cover Maternity Leave until December 2026. This role is responsible for overseeing the production of all student reports, including the management of arrangements for their scheduled release to parents, as well as the statutory school census report. They will also be expected to be responsible to lead, manage and develop the school’s performance data inclusive of progress and achievement data.

The person

The successful candidate will be highly organised and self-motivated and be able to demonstrate significant experience of administration and be competent on Microsoft Office applications. Experience of analysing data and the production of a variety of reports is essential.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Manor Academy as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well‑motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high‑street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Applications must arrive by:

08:00am Friday 9 January 2026

Interviews will be held on:

W/C 12 January 2026

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.