Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 18 April 2026
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 30 April 2026
• Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2LR
• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: a8faf874-5fb5-41ea-91a6-3feb5b8c21f5

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deputy Headteacher to support in leading our dynamic team at Sandbrook Community Primary School. If you are an individual who is versatile and keen to learn and develop, then we encourage your application. We hope to appoint somebody who is passionately invested in their work and sustains a culture within which we coach, challenge and innovate to produce the very best educational experience for children.

What the school offers its staff

Joining Sandbrook Community Primary School provides an opportunity to be a valued member of an adaptive team. As the Deputy Headteacher, you have the chance to positively influence the lives of young children during their formative years. You play a pivotal role in shaping their academic abilities, social skills, and overall development.

The Watergrove Trust comprises nine schools, six primary and three secondary, each bringing their own special qualities and expertise to share. It is not only excellent educational practice which is available within the Watergrove Trust, but resources too. Coordinated by a strong support team, the Watergrove Trust is the largest and most successful trust in the Rochdale area.

We can offer you

• The opportunity to join a hardworking, dedicated team who have a committed desire to deliver improvement across the school.
• Supportive and collaborative improvement network across the Watergrove Trust
• Enthusiastic, inquisitive and friendly children
• A commitment to your professional development

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background checks and usual satisfactory pre-employment clearances. The Watergrove Trust values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity.

• The opportunity to join a hardworking, dedicated team who have a committed desire to deliver improvement across the school.
• Supportive and collaborative improvement network across the Watergrove Trust
• Enthusiastic, inquisitive and friendly children
• A commitment to your professional development
Commitment to safeguarding

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deputy Headteacher to support in leading our dynamic team at Sandbrook Community Primary School. If you are an individual who is versatile and keen to learn and develop, then we encourage your application. We hope to appoint somebody who is passionately invested in their work and sustains a culture within which we coach, challenge and innovate to produce the very best educational experience for children. What the school offers its staff Joining Sandbrook Community Primary School provides an opportunity to be a valued member of an adaptive team. As the Deputy Headteacher, you have the chance to positively influence the lives of young children during their formative years. You play a pivotal role in shaping their academic abilities, social skills, and overall development. The Watergrove Trust comprises nine schools, six primary and three secondary, each bringing their own special qualities and expertise to share. It is not only excellent educational practice which is available within the Watergrove Trust, but resources too. Coordinated by a strong support team, the Watergrove Trust is the largest and most successful trust in the Rochdale area.