Headteacher - Armfield Academy


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackpool, FY4 1TL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

About Armfield Academy

Armfield Academy is a mixed all-through school educating pupils aged 3-16 located in the South Shore area of Blackpool. We were a newly created school that opened in 2018 as part of the Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

Our dedicated staff team educates over 1200 pupils with the support of their parents/carers and we believe that every child in our community deserves a high-quality education in a safe, nurturing, and ambitious environment.

This is a pivotal moment for our school and our trust. With a newly appointed Chief Executive Officer supported by an experienced team, we are entering an exciting era defined by injected energy, fresh ambition, and a unified commitment to the young people and families we serve. Everything we do is driven by a single, powerful motivation: ensuring our children receive the transformative education they deserve, and that our community has a school it can be truly proud of. We exist to ensure that every one of our children grows up with real choice that leads to a happy, successful, positive future. Our children will be proud of where they are from, and equipped to go forward as confident, healthy individuals.

We are clear and transparent about our current context: Armfield is a school 8 years into its creation, a school that is ready and in need of its next phase of development and improvement.

Delivering sustainable change requires a deeply mission-focused headteacher—someone who is inspired by the moral imperative of educational equity and determined to expand the life chances of every child in our care. We are looking for an empathetic, confident leader who will act with clarity and pace to keep aspirations on track, champion our pupils, and unite our school community around a shared vision of success. This is a job to be excited about and a rare opportunity to make a difference where it matters most.

You will lead with the full backing of a supportive, collaborative trust family. We operate as one team—treating each other with professionalism, honesty, and kindness, while supporting and challenging one another to achieve excellence for our children. Our role is to clear the path for you: establishing trust-wide clarity on what excellence looks like, removing operational friction, directing resources directly where it impacts pupils most, and nurturing a culture where staff feel valued, fulfilled, and equipped to succeed.

If you are an accountable, values-driven leader who is ready to build a thriving team, unlock the potential of our pupils, and make a profound, lasting impact on this community, we invite you to join us on this journey.

What the school offers its staff

About FCAT

The Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) is a multi-academy trust established in 2012. We aim to provide first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and Lancashire. We have 10 academies; primary, secondary and all-through as well as our central services and school improvement teams. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Pupils are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.

To find out more and apply

To apply for this role please visit our website and complete the online application form and equal opportunities form at https://fcat.org.uk/job-vacancies

Closing date and time for applications is:

9.00am Wednesday 16th September 2026

The assessment and interview days will take place on:Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th September 2026

For any questions regarding this vacancy, an informal discussion or to arrange to visit Armfield Academy contact: Mark Harrison, FCAT Chief Executive Officer

Please take a look at the recruitment pack for more information.

The Fylde Coast Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All staff are carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures that comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Following shortlisting this may include an online search and following an offer an enhanced DBS clearance.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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