Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Location: West Thornton Primary School, Croydon, CR0 3HH - Canterbury Road Site

Salary: Leadership Scale Points - 5-10 (Outer London) - Salary Range £61,249- £68,798 per annum -  FTE 

Hours: Monday - Friday - 32.5 Hours per week

Start Date: Early 2026

West Thornton Primary School is a three-form entry primary school located in Croydon. Part of the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, we are a family of schools across Croydon, Medway, and Greenwich, who aim to offer a life changing education for all of our children.

We are committed to building futures in a welcoming and supportive learning environment, in which all pupils feel valued and challenged to be resilient thinkers, active learners with transferable skills and have an appetite for world learning

We are seeking to appoint a visionary and exceptional Assistant Headteacher who will be relentless in the pursuit of excellence across the curriculum, leading our wonderful community into an exciting future. This role offers a fantastic career opportunity for the successful candidate to shape the strategic vision and direction not only for West Thornton, but also make a difference across our Partnership. Working in collaboration with other school leaders and sharing best practice lies at the core of our school improvement work, so the successful candidate would benefit from these opportunities.    

We can offer the successful candidate high quality professional development and coaching opportunities, you will receive the very best support from both our central services and education leadership teams. You will also be joining a Partnership of truly collaborative and values led professionals. 

What we offer

As an Assistant Headteacher, with Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, you'll enjoy a range of benefits:

•      Ongoing professional development

·      Commitment to staff wellbeing (members of the staff wellbeing charter)

·      Generous Annual Leave

·      Annual Incremental Pay Increases

·      Enhanced Family Friendly Pay (maternity, paternity/enhanced sickness pay)

·      Teacher’s Pension Scheme

·      Local Government Pension Scheme 

·      Eye care voucher scheme

·      Extensive Training and Induction program

Further information about our Trust is available at:

https://www.inspirepartnership.co.uk or to discuss this opportunity or arrange a visit to the school, please contact Mrs Clare Dennis, Co-Headteacher at cdennis@inspirewestthornton.co.uk. 

For enquiries or an application pack please contact Janine Fernandes on 07706 829 391 or by email croydonhubrecruitment@inspirepartnership.co.uk

Closing date for applications: 14th January 2026 at 12:00pm

Interview date: 26th January 2026

The Inspire Partnership Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. The Inspire Partnership is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from men and women of all ages from any background and from candidates with disabilities.