School Business Manager

At Burley St Matthias C of E Primary School, we’re proud to be a nurturing, inclusive, and family orientated school where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. At Burley, we pride ourselves in putting the children at the heart of everything we do. Visitors to the school leave with the strong impression of both the children’s and staff’s enthusiasm, happiness, supportiveness and kindness and recognise that the children enjoy being at Burley. This was captured in our June 2025 OFSTED inspection report with the very first line “A sense of kindness permeates through this school.”

We are a one form entry primary school, with two beautiful Victorian buildings to call home, in a great location with a supportive community. We are a multicultural and diverse school community where every child and adult is valued, listened to and supported. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, faiths and religions. We are seeking a committed, enthusiastic and highly organised School Business Manager to play a pivotal role in the strategic leadership and day-to-day operational management of our busy and thriving Church of England primary school. The post holder will be responsible for the general management and administration function of the school, including IT admin, finance and the management of administrative and site staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed professional who wishes to contribute fully to the life of our school community and help shape its continued development. If you are committed to providing the very best for children and staff and are looking for a new challenge, then we could be the school for you!

The School Business Manager will:

• Lead and manage the school’s financial strategy and day-to-day financial operations
• Oversee HR processes, staff contracts and personnel matters
• Manage premises, facilities and health & safety compliance
• Provide strategic advice to the Headteacher and Governing Body
• Lead and support office systems to ensure efficient administration
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of our one-form entry Church school
• To lead and manage safeguarding policies and procedures in the office infrastructure

We Are Looking for Someone Who:

• Communicates clearly, professionally and warmly with pupils, staff, parents and visitors
• Has proven experience in financial management (ideally within a school setting)
• Has experience of HR management and sound knowledge of employment practices
• Has experience of premises and facilities management
• Is highly organised and able to plan and prioritise own and others’ workload under pressure and to deadline
• Demonstrates confidence in strategic planning and resource management
• Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Builds positive and respectful working relationships across the school community
• Remains calm, flexible and solution-focused under pressure
• Is hardworking, enthusiastic and committed to excellence
• Has the ability to network to share good practice, learn on the job and be innovative in solutions to every day challenges.
• Is able to lead and drive change
• Shows commitment to the school’s vision
• Plays an active role in the senior leadership team, contributing to whole-school improvement, supporting the Head Teacher to shape, implement and demonstrate impact from the school development plans and strategies
• Is a collaborative team player who shows initiative and thrives in a supportive and family orientated school community, committed to a relational approach.
• It would be desirable for the successful candidate to have had experience of school business management.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.