Headteacher - Oldbury Wells School, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Apply by 28th March 2025
Job Start Date - September 2025 or January 2026
Salary - L27 to L32 (some flexibility for the right candidate)
On behalf of TrustEd Schools and Oldbury Well’s Local Governing Body, we would like to thank you for your interest in the post of Headteacher at Oldbury Wells School. The new headteacher will take over from the outgoing Headteacher, Lee Tristham, who has led the school since September 2020. We are looking for a candidate who can join the school in September 2025 or January 2026.
Our School is situated in the historic town of Bridgnorth, in the beautiful county of Shropshire, a short distance and with easy access to the West Midlands. Bridgnorth is the market town in Shropshire and enjoys great facilities and services. Oldbury Wells serves both the local community and surrounding local area, with a high proportion of students coming by bus to school. The school has a comprehensive intake with approximately 750 students on roll.
Oldbury Wells School is part of a family of nine schools, that make up our MAT, TrustEd Schools. Oldbury Wells was the founding school of TrustEd in Summer 2015. The school now, like all our school, benefits from the support the Trust provides. Our Heads contribute freely to each other’s schools according to need, in a collaborative and open way, within a strong Trust structure and Trust processes. We look forward to appointing a colleague who shares our Trust collaborative vision.
Appointment to this post comes at an exciting and time for the school. Candidates can see that the school has potential to improve as results have dropped. However, the school enjoyed a ‘good’ Ofsted in 2023 recognising many of the school’s strengths. The successful candidate will find a school already improving from a sound basis, and ready to be great.
There is an appetite to continue to make improvements in the school. The school ethos is positive and strong and there is a determination that pupils will receive a truly great education and achieve successful outcomes. The new Headteacher will be able to build from a strong foundation to take the school forward.
We are looking for a new Headteacher with the ambition, experience and skills to lead our school on its continued journey of school improvement. Candidates who have previously been Headteachers, Deputy Heads, or equivalent will be warmly welcomed, and the level of trust support given by the trust can alter depending on experience of the successful candidate.
Take a look at Oldbury Wells School Prospectus on their website -
We very much welcome enquiries and visits to the school should you be interested in applying. These will be arranged by myself, Sarah Godden CEO, and our team. For more information or an initial informal & confidential conversation, please contact the Trust Central Offices on 01746 760509 to arrange a call /meeting.
Please complete the TrustEd Application form and an accompanying letter (no more than 3 sides of A4 at font size 12) to scarlett.beach@trusted-schools.com. In your letter please could you outline your reasons for applying for the post, your relevant experience and skills and your ambitions for the school should you be appointed.