Position: Headteacher, Caistor Grammar School, Caistor, Lincolnshire
Job Start: September 2026
Range: L24 – L35 (£91,158 - £119,350 negotiable depending upon skills and experience)
Location: Lincolnshire
Contract type: Full time
Contract term: Permanent
The Trustees wish to appoint an outstanding educationalist to lead this highly successful school, due to the retirement of the current Headteacher. This Headship presents an exceptional opportunity for a visionary, empathetic and determined leader to work with a talented, professional and caring staff to continue to provide an academically challenging, vibrant and enjoyable education for future generations of students.
Caistor Grammar School is a very popular school with 694 students on roll including 162 in the sixth form. The school was judged Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection 2022 and was ranked the top state Secondary School in 2025 in the East Midlands (Sunday Times Parent Power) and was also named the East Midlands State Secondary School of the Decade 2021. Examination results at GCSE and A level consistently place the school amongst the top 150 schools in the country.
The Trustees are seeking a Headteacher who:
- Is inspirational and dynamic and will empower students and staff ‘Ever to Excel’
- Is a visionary leader with a strong sense of moral purpose, ethical principles and values
- Is thoroughly committed to promoting exceptional opportunities for every student whatever their background
- Is resilient and confident
- Is empathetic and an outstanding communicator
- Values knowledge and a love of learning
- Values the school’s holistic curriculum and appreciates the vital impact of a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities for students
- Has a passion for developing outstanding teaching and learning
- Has excellent leadership skills demonstrating the ability to develop, articulate and realise the school’s vision
- Has exceptional interpersonal skills with the capacity to develop highly effective relationships with all aspects of the school community
- Has proven capacity for strategic leadership, demonstrating financial acumen and the capacity to maximise opportunities for the school
In return, we can offer:
- A very successful, happy school with an exceptional culture and a strong sense of tradition
- A tremendous climate for learning; strong academic performance and the capacity to improve still further
- A dedicated, talented, enthusiastic staff who value the ethos of the school
- An experienced and dedicated leadership team
- Students who are self-disciplined, highly motivated to learn and who participate fully in the life of the school
- Sound finances
- An ambitious, dynamic and committed Board of Trustees who will provide support, strategic guidance and, where necessary, constructive challenge
- Highly supportive parents and carers
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share in this commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 4 January 2026. Further details and the application form are available from: Caistor Grammar Vacancies
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Applicants are wamly invited to visit the school. Please contact Claire Brewster on 01472 851250 or by email at claire.brewster@caistorgrammar.com
This appointment is supported by ASCL’s Leadership Appointment Service. If you feel this opportunity is the right career step for you and would like an informal confidential conversation about the position, please contact Kate Abbott at kate.abbott@ascl.org.uk or call 074966 67385 for further information. She will be available to discuss this excellent opportunity with prospective applicants throughout the Christmas holiday period.