Principal

You won’t just transform our academy. You’ll transform our students’ lives.

You could wait a lifetime for an opportunity like this to appear again. Westbourne Academy has huge potential, but we need an exceptional leader to take us there. We need an inspiring and dedicated leader to embed a strong culture, improve attendance and ensure students achieve the outcomes of which they are capable.

At the heart of the Academy Transformation Trust, we deliver the best possible education to young people from relatively deprived urban backgrounds. We can boast a closely-knit, welcoming and passionate teaching team, students who want to make something of their lives, and a place at the very centre of the local community. In short, we’re an ambitious academy and we need an equally visionary Principal.

Let us be perfectly clear: we’re not just looking for another Principal and we’re not just looking for rapid improvement. As our trust’s name makes clear, we want you to deliver transformation: of the way we teach and learn, of student outcomes, and above all, the way our students see themselves and their futures.

Your dedication will make them realise that education is the key to success in life, and that with the right attitudes, skills and qualifications anyone can transcend their circumstances.

In return, we offer ongoing professional development to help you become the school leader you’ve always wanted to be. By joining us you will be working alongside a committed team with expertise in academy improvement, who have recently lifted two academies out of category to good, four from RI to good and one to outstanding.

What’s more, once you’ve made your mark on Westbourne Academy – we have a wealth of other academies that could benefit from your imagination and integrity as a member of the Trust’s senior management team.

If you would like to visit the school, appointments with Garry Trott, Director of Secondary Education, are available. To arrange your visit, please contact Garry by email on

If you are the visionary leader we need, we want to hear from you. For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.

Closing date: 9:00am on 17th May 2024.

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, an online check, 2 satisfactory references and any other necessary checks.