Bromsgrove School is an ancient institution but a large and modern educational force. Founded in 1553, it is now one of the largest co-ed independent day and boarding schools in the country. There are now over 2,000 pupils, including 600 boarders, across four schools: Bromsgrove Senior School, Bromsgrove Prep, Bromsgrove Pre-Prep and Nursery, and Winterfold School, a prep school and nursery which merged with Bromsgrove in 2016. Bromsgrove was in the vanguard of international expansion, with franchises in Thailand and China, to which it now plans to add further, as well as its own International Summer School and boarders from across the world.
The Headmaster and Governors seek to appoint a financially astute, commercially driven and strategic Bursar as a critical member of a tight, high-functioning Executive Team. International success and growth in pupil numbers have enabled significant development in recent years, which means Bromsgrove now has the performance, facilities and size to compete with the best. The new Bursar will work with the Executive and Governors to ensure this progress and innovation continues.
With responsibility for the School’s finance, estates, operations, HR, IT, transport, compliance, catering and commercial activities, the Bursar will lead a team of 450 support staff. As a key member of the Executive, they will shape and lead the next phase of the School’s development to ensure its financial and commercial success. An outstanding com...