Headteacher

Allerton High School; Leeds; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Allerton High School in Leeds invites applications for the role of Headteacher. This is a rare opportunity to lead an Outstanding, 11–18 academy with 1,200 pupils and a vibrant Sixth Form.

You will sustain high academic standards, champion evidence-based teaching, and work with a strong staff team and local authority networks. We seek a visionary leader with QTS and NPQH, capable of strategic oversight, financial stewardship, and inclusive education.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and NPQH completed or currently underway.
• Proven experience as Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher with a track record of maintaining high student outcomes at KS4/KS5.
• Ability to collaborate with Local Authority, primary feeders and regional education partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and sustain outstanding academic performance and outcomes.
• Champion evidence-based teaching and pastoral care across a large 11–18 school.
• Provide strategic and financial leadership within local authority frameworks.

Education

QTS

NPQH

Job description

Headteacher Vacancy

Pay Range: L28-34 (£104,059 - £120,532) Start Date: 1st May 2027

About Our School

Allerton High Schoolis a highly successful, inclusive 11–18 local authority maintained secondaryschool with 1,200 pupils, including a vibrant Sixth Form. Judged Ofsted‘Outstanding’ in November 2024, our school is renowned for its exceptionalacademic standards, rich extra-curricular offer, and deeply embedded pastoralcare. We work closely with Leeds City Council, our family of schools and localpartners, to ensure that every young person, regardless of background, achievestheir full potential.

The Role

Following theretirement of our highly respected Headteacher, the Governing Body is seekingan exceptional leader with the vision, integrity, and energy to lead AllertonHigh School into its next era of success.

This is a rareopportunity to inherit a school in an enviable position. Your role will not beto reinvent the wheel, but to creatively build upon our outstanding foundations. You will sustain our high academic benchmarks, champion evidence-based teaching, and lead a dedicated staff team, while actively participating in localauthority school-to-school support networks.

What We Are Looking For

• Sustained Excellence: Proven experienceas a Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher with a track record of maintaining orachieving consistently high student outcomes at Key Stages 4 and 5.
• System Leadership: The ability to lookbeyond our gates, collaborating effectively with the Local Authority, primaryfeeders, and regional education partners.
• Inspirational Culture: A leadershipstyle that inspires confidence, balances high expectations with staffwellbeing, and preserves our positive, inclusive school community.
• Strategic Oversight: Strong financialand operational management to navigate local authority frameworks and resourceallocations efficiently.
• Qualifications: Qualified TeacherStatus (QTS) and NPQH (completed or currently undertaking).

What We Can Offer You

• The opportunity to lead an established,high-performing, and financially sound Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school.
• A highly articulate, motivated, and exemplarystudent body.
• A stable, skilled and collaborativeteaching and support staff team.
• A supportive, legally compliant, andstrategically focused Governing Body.
• Robust professional network ties withinLeeds Local Authority.

Closing date: 23rd November 2026 Shortlisting: 26th November 2026 Assessment and interviews: 12th & 13th January 2027

Allerton HighSchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history, and an on-linesearch will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available on-line.

We promoteequality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects thepopulation of Leeds