Primary School Office Lead | Admin & Operations

Marchant Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Supportive leadership

Varied role

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is supporting a welcoming Oxford primary school to appoint an experienced Office Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the school office. This full-time, permanent role offers an ASAP start and a competitive school-scale salary.

You will be the first point of contact for parents and staff, manage MIS records (Arbor, SIMS, Bromcom), coordinate admissions, attendance and budget processes, and support GDPR/compliance and school events.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Office Manager or senior administrator, ideally in a school.
• Experience with Arbor, SIMS or Bromcom.
• Strong IT skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the school office and supervise administrative staff.
• Manage pupil and staff records in the MIS.
• Coordinate admissions, attendance and general administration.
• Support finance processes, including PO and invoices.
• Prepare communications for parents and staff.
• Liaise with external agencies and suppliers.
• Ensure GDPR and safeguarding compliance.
• Support organisation of events and inspections.

Skills

Office management

MIS experience

IT literacy

Communication

Discretion with confidential info

Team supervision

Tools

Arbor MIS

SIMS

Bromcom

MS Office

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is supporting a welcoming Oxford primary school to appoint an experienced Office Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the school office. This full-time, permanent role offers an ASAP start and a competitive school-scale salary.

You will be the first point of contact for parents and staff, manage MIS records (Arbor, SIMS, Bromcom), coordinate admissions, attendance and budget processes, and support GDPR/compliance and school events.