The Trustees of Townley Grammar School Trust invite applications for the post of CEO and Headteacher at our outstanding, selective, girls’ grammar school with a co-educational sixth form school (NOR: 1,674 with some 554 of these in the thriving Sixth Form).

The successful applicant will have the ability to fulfil the requirements of all the roles conventionally undertaken by a CEO/ Headteacher of an empty multi academy trust.

Townley Grammar School is an oversubscribed, high-achieving, coeducational selective school with Academy Status. It secured its Ofsted Outstanding judgement in February 2023. We have a thriving Sixth Form and offer a wealth of extra-curricular activities. This school provides an exciting and enriching educational experience for students and staff.

Further details and an application form are available at the bottom of this webpage.

Prospective applicants are welcome to visit the school by prior arrangement on Wednesday 28 January or Tuesday 3 February, 10.30am - 12.00. You will meet the Chair of Trustees and be taken on a tour. Please contact the Trust Adviser for this post, spuxty@townleygrammar.org.uk if you wish to visit. This will not form a part of the selection process.

The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Check with appropriate barred list checks, or the equivalent, and must be eligible to work in the UK. As well as a Section 128 check. All staff are expected to be committed to the Equal Opportunities Policy.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

The School adheres to KCSIE 2025 and will conduct on-line and social media searches prior to interview.

It will be reviewed regularly and it may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder.

Closing Date for Applications: 12.00 pm (noon) Wednesday 11th February 2026

Interviews will be conducted the week of 2nd March 2026 or upon receipt of application.

How to Apply:
The application form and supporting statements should be marked Private and Confidential and sent by email to: Shirley Puxty spuxty@townleygrammar.org.uk

CEO/Headteacher Recruitment Pack
CEO / Headteacher Job Description
Townley Grammar School Prospectus
Application Form
Ofsted Inspection Report