Headteacher

Active Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency for schools is seeking a Headteacher for a 'Good' school in Central London. This role involves leading outstanding teaching and strategic planning, ensuring all students achieve their potential. Ideal candidates may be existing Headteachers or Deputy Headteachers looking for their first headship. The school promotes a welcoming environment with state-of-the-art facilities, and aims to support vulnerable children. Interviews are happening ASAP.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher.
• Ability to inspire and motivate the school community.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote outstanding teaching across the school.
• Ensure all children achieve their full potential.
• Manage the School Improvement Plan.

Skills

Outstanding teaching and learning promotion

Strategic and curriculum planning

School Improvement Plan leadership

Supporting vulnerable children

Ensuring high standards and excellent behaviour

Job description

Primary School Headteacher

• School based in Central London.
• Outstanding KS2 SATS results.
• State of the Art Building.
• January 2026 or April 2026 start.
• L18 - L24.
• Interviews ASAP.
• SEN Experience welcome.
• Would suit an existing Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher looking for 1st headship role.

Active Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Headteacher for a “Good” school in Central London that produces outstanding KS2 SAT results.

Our client is based in Central London and are looking to interview and appoint for either January 2026 or April 2026.

School Information

The school offers a warm and exclusive environment and is highly regarded in the local community. They are a faith school with average class sizes of 28 pupils. They operate a Vertical Streaming for Years 1-5 and have a very low staff turnover. They have state of the art facilities and, with well behaved pupils and the full support of parents, is a wonderful Teaching and Learning environment.

Requirements

• Promote “Outstanding” teaching and learning throughout the whole school.
• Lead strategic and curriculum planning so that the whole school community is inspired, challenged and motivated.
• Lead the School Improvement Plan through Self Evaluation process in order to continue to raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment to enable all students to achieve their full potential.
• Ensure the school supports vulnerable children and their families.
• Ensure high standards and excellent behaviour at all times.

If you are an aspiring or experienced leader then please see this as the golden opportunity for you to continue to build on the school’s recent successes and continue the journey to becoming an Outstanding school.

Interviews are taking place ASAP.

All interested School Headteachers should, in the first instance, send a CV with 2 reference details to the email address shown or contact Active Recruitment for further details.

Active Recruitment LTD is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants are subject to a satisfactory enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously the Criminal Records Bureau) and at least two independent references. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.