Deputy Headteacher - St John's CE Academy, Sandbach

Deputy Headteacher - St John's CE Academy, Sandbach

Are you a passionate and dedicated leader looking for an exciting new challenge? St John's CE Primary Academy in Sandbach is looking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Head from September 2025.

Having recently joined the North West Academies Trust, St John's is entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation under a brand new leadership team. We are committed to providing the very best education for our pupils, ensuring high standards of achievement, behaviour, and progress for every child.

We are seeking a hardworking and aspirational Deputy Headteacher who can lead by example, inspire colleagues, and drive continuous improvement across the school. We want a Deputy Head who can see and create opportunity, think differently, innovate and have kindness at heart for all children.

If you have a clear vision for excellence, high expectations for both staff and pupils, and the ability to foster a positive and ambitious learning environment, we would love to hear from you.

Contract: Permanent

School Tours available: Tuesday 22nd April at 3.30pm or Wednesday 23rd April at 4.30pm

School observations and informal Zoom: From 30th April

Interviews: Friday 9th May

General Responsibilities

The Deputy Head is to take a central role in assisting the Headteacher and the Governing Body to develop the Academy in accordance with its shared values and our school development plans. The Deputy Head is to be an outstanding teacher; an experienced curriculum and team leader and a key person in the senior management team.

The functions and specific responsibilities below are to be undertaken in conjunction with the duties of a Deputy Head as defined in the Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document.

Specific Responsibilities

The Deputy Head will be a model professional, setting an excellent example to teaching and support staff. You will work in close partnership with the Headteacher in actively and demonstrably promoting enrichment, entitlement and achievement through building and implementing agreed school policies.

You will lead by example of your practice, and by positively encouraging and supporting all members of staff. You will work with the Headteacher to ensure that the school offers a high quality, exciting, engaging, well-resourced, differentiated and well-matched curriculum for all children.

Are you an individual who is up for a challenge, has a vision for teaching excellence, and understands how important the right curriculum is to inspire children to learn? If so, St John's CE Academy is the school for you!

Safeguarding Commitment

The North West Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

Diversity in the Workplace

The North West Academies Trust values diversity in the workplace and is committed to ensuring that throughout the recruitment and selection processes no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

How to apply

If you wish to gain further information or have an informal conversation, please contact or telephone .

For more details take a look at the job pack below.

Should you wish to apply please download the application form below and email your completed form to: by 9am on 28th April.