Brentnall Academy

Thank you for your interest in becoming Principal of Brentnall Academy. Brentnall is a one-form entry school for children aged three to eleven which has a lot of potential, but where there is a substantial job to do.

This is a school which has recently joined us and needs to improve substantially. For that to happen at the pace we want, the school needs a leader with the highest expectations, passion, warmth and determination.

A Head who builds good relationships, works at pace and believes success is possible can have a real impact here - the school is small enough to ‘get your arms around’ and change quickly - and that is what the children need.

As a group of schools, we are relationships based and caring - but with over 60,000 pupils and more than 9,000 staff, we have the strength and capacity to support you both personally and professionally. You will have a lot of

We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match
their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving children’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

We are part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.