Headteacher (Rocks Park Primary School)

Closing date: 12 noon Friday 27 March 2026

Shortlisting date: Thursday 09 April 2026

Interview dates: Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23 April 2026

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Rocks Park Primary School

Lashbrooks Road Uckfield TN22 2AY

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Please note we do not accept CVs.

The Governors are seeking an inspirational person to be the next Headteacher for our school. We can offer the successful candidate all the support needed to continue the successful story of the school and to develop the educational and pastoral experience which will ensure the pupils continue to have the best possible support as they grow and develop.

Everyone at Rocks Park is proud to be part of an amazing school that provides a very good academic environment with dedicated support for any additional needs both in and outside of the classroom. The school has a good reputation in the local community and has many links to Uckfield town events and other organisations.

The new Headteacher we are seeking will be able to provide strong leadership for all things academic while being an excellent ambassador for the school both with the various school communities and the wider local community. The new Headteacher will be supported by an enthusiastic leadership team and the whole staff body who care about every pupil and ensure that Rocks Park School provides much more for the children than just the required curriculum.

Please request our recruitment pack and find out more about this exciting opportunity and see if you could be the person to write a new chapter in our schools story.

Rocks Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.