Headteacher

Wilsthorpe School; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 118,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilsthorpe School in Long Eaton, near Nottingham, is seeking an exceptional Headteacher to lead an oversubscribed 11–18 school with over 1,200 students. Start date: January 2027, salary £117,600–£132,870 (pay award pending).

The successful candidate will drive high expectations for learning, behaviour and achievement, build strong partnerships with families, staff and governors, and contribute to the school’s continued improvement within The Two Counties Trust.

Job description

Headteacher of Wilsthorpe School

£117,600-£132,870 (L34-L39). Pay award pending.

Start date

For January 2027

Wilsthorpe School is a highly respected, oversubscribed 11-18 school with over 1,200 students located close to Junction 25 of the M1 in the suburb of Long Eaton, easily commutable from Derby, Nottingham and the surrounding areas with good transport links.

The school offers an ambitious and supportive environment which enables every member of the Wilsthorpe family to “Be The Best You Can Be”. Our students succeed because they are motivated to learn well, behave well, and meet our high expectations for what they can achieve.

Two essential elements make Wilsthorpe School a special place to be: Excellence in Learning, which is characterised by an uncompromising focus on learning and academic outcomes, and Relationships First, which means that staff are “100% kind and 100% consistent”.

Due to the promotion of the existing Headteacher, who has led Wilsthorpe for over 5 years to the point that measures of student attainment, progress, attendance and behaviour out-perform local and national averages, we are now seeking an exceptional leader to continue the journey of improvement.

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious leader, who possesses the ability to work in partnership with families, staff, students, governors and a range of stakeholders, inspiring everyone to contribute to a culture of both high challenge and high support.

This is an exciting role in an exceptional school with strong relationships with students, families and staff. Parents highly value the work the school does with children. One comment from a parent, typical of many, is “This is a wonderful school, with dedicated teachers. I cannot praise them highly enough”.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to further your career and make a pivotal contribution to a unique professional community.

Why join us?

We are a proud member of The Two Counties Trust and enjoy the benefits of being part of a Trust which places students at the heart of everything we do.

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust 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 are fully committed to supporting your career and professional learning through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• 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 and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

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.