Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral)

apartmentOldbury Academy placeOldbury calendar_month 
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: L21 to L25, £81,441 to £89,830

Contract: Full Time – Permanent

About Us

Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be ‘GOOD’ in all categories. Ofsted concluded that “pupils at this school receive a good education” and “it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements”.

Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school.

The Role

The Deputy Headteacher post at Oldbury Academy is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader looking to develop their experience of leadership in a rewarding environment and within a very supportive multi-academy trust. The successful candidate would need to remain focused on maintaining and raising the standards of academic achievement at the same time as building on the cohesive school community where children and staff flourish.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and effective school leader.

For more information about this role please refer to the Applicant Information Pack.

Additional Info

Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 12th May 2025
Shortlisting: Monday 12th May 2025

Interview Dates: TBC – either w/c Monday 12th May or Monday 19th May 2025

To apply for this post, please complete the application form and return to Miss Adele Wilden, either by post to Oldbury Academy, Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE or by email to a.wilden@oldburyacademy.org.uk

Please note we are unable to accept CVs as an application for any of our vacancies.

Stour Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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