Deputy Head (Academic)

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an exceptional Deputy Head: Academic to help shape the next chapter of our success. This pivotal leadership role will provide strategic leadership for the school's academic vision, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment and outcomes.

Working closely with the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team, the appointee will champion scholarship, ensure pupils are challenged to fulfil their potential, and uphold our Catholic

Responsibilities

• Lead the school's academic vision, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment and outcomes.
• Champion scholarship and academic excellence across the school.
• Ensure every pupil is challenged to fulfil his potential and develop character in line with the school's mission.
• Collaborate with the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team to drive strategic curriculum innovation and high standards.

Job description

Deputy Head (Academic)

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Salary: £80,655- £88,950 (L19 - L23)

Type: Permanent

School: St Cuthbert's Catholic High School

Salary Details: £80,655- £88,950 (L19 - L23)

Full Time/Permanent: required from 1st January 2027

The independent School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) has recommended that from 1 September 2026, a pay award of 3.5% should be applied to all pay and allowance ranges.

At this time this remains unconfirmed.

Since 1881, St Cuthbert's Catholic High School has been forming great men of competence, conscience, compassion, and commitment. As a distinctive Catholic school with a proud tradition of educating boys, we combine academic ambition with a deep commitment to developing young men of character, purpose, and integrity.

We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Head: Academic to help shape the next chapter of our success. This pivotal leadership role will provide strategic leadership for the school's academic vision, curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment, and outcomes. The opportunity arises following the promotion of our Deputy Head: Academic to Headship in a diocesan school after five years of dedicated, highly successful, and transformative leadership at St Cuthbert's. Working closely with the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will champion scholarship and academic excellence, ensuring that every pupil is challenged to fulfil his potential as part of our wider mission of forming great men.

St Cuthbert's will ask much of its next Deputy Head: Academic because the school itself is worth the ask. This is a school with history, resources, ambition, and heart. It is also a school with work to do: to deepen our mission, define excellence for a new generation, extend opportunity, strengthen community, and demonstrate what Catholic education for young men can achieve in the years ahead.

We are looking for a practising Catholic with the vision, intellectual leadership, and educational expertise to lead curriculum innovation, secure outstanding academic outcomes, and foster a culture of high expectations, curiosity and achievement. Above all, the successful candidate will be a committed Catholic Leader able to articulate and advance the mission of the school, helping to form great men ready to take their place in the Church and in the world.

We warmly welcome visits from prospective candidates. There is no better way to experience St Cuthbert's than by meeting the boys and the staff who bring our vision of forming great men to life each day.

by 9.00am Monday 12th October 2026.

St Cuthbert's is first and foremost a Catholic school. Applicants are not required to be practising Catholics but are expected to support and promote the school's Catholic vision, mission, and values.

The Governors of St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, the Trustees of the Bishop Bewick Trust and the Diocese are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.