Data Manager – Independent Secondary School – St Albans

Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract: Full-time Permanent
Salary: Paid to scale

This is a well-established Independent Secondary School in St Albans providing education for pupils aged 1118 within a structured ambitious and supportive environment.

The school places strong importance on accurate information pupil progress and effective communication between departments. Data plays an important role in helping senior leaders and teaching teams monitor achievement attendance and wider pupil outcomes.

The school is looking to appoint a highly organised Data Manager to take responsibility for the efficient management and reporting of pupil information.

The Data Manager will oversee a wide range of pupil assessment and school data processes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining accurate pupil records.

• Managing the schools management information system.

• Coordinating assessment data collection.

• Producing reports for senior leaders.

• Preparing attainment and progress information.

• Checking data for accuracy.

• Identifying and resolving discrepancies.

• Producing attendance and pupil reports.

• Supporting assessment and reporting cycles.

• Preparing information for parents evenings.

• Managing data deadlines.

• Supporting teachers with data-related queries.

• Maintaining confidential pupil information.

• Producing spreadsheets and analysis.

• Supporting senior leadership reporting.

• Preparing information for governors where required.

• Maintaining appropriate documentation.

• Supporting pupil information transfers.

• Ensuring records are updated promptly.

The Data Manager will coordinate information from different departments and ensure that assessment data is submitted accurately and on time.

You will need to communicate clearly with teachers and department leaders when information is incomplete or requires clarification.

The role requires excellent organisation because several reporting cycles may operate simultaneously.

The successful candidate will need to be confident using databases and information systems.

Responsibilities may include:

• Updating pupil records.

• Managing assessment information.

• Producing reports.

• Checking data accuracy.

• Supporting staff with system queries.

• Maintaining data integrity.

• Preparing information for senior leaders.

Experience with SIMS Arbor or another school MIS would be advantageous.

The Data Manager will prepare information that enables school leaders to review pupil progress and identify areas requiring attention.

You may be required to produce:

• Attendance reports.

• Assessment reports.

• Progress information.

• Pupil lists.

• Departmental information.

• Intervention data.

• Senior leadership reports.

Strong Excel skills and an ability to work accurately with large amounts of information will therefore be essential.

The successful candidate should have:

• Previous experience in data management or administration.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Confident Excel skills.

• Experience working with databases.

• Excellent organisational abilities.

• The ability to manage deadlines.

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Good problem-solving skills.

• A methodical approach.

• Experience handling confidential information.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Previous school data experience would be highly advantageous.

The position involves access to sensitive pupil information. The successful candidate must therefore maintain strict confidentiality and follow all relevant data protection and information security procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Data Manager or administrator to join an established Independent Secondary School in St Albans.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders teaching staff and administrative colleagues and will play an important role in ensuring that school information is accurate and useful.

If you have strong data management Excel database or school MIS experience and would like to join an Independent Secondary School in St Albans please send your CV as soon as possible.