Head Teacher

Arbour Academy · M5, North West

Closing date: 11 November 2026 at midday7 days left
Salary: £75,664.00 - £87,664.00 Annually (FTE)
Role: Headteacher
Posted: 4 November 2026

Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Eccles

Salford, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

M5 5AG

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Job description

Head Teacher Arbour Academy | Part of Kings Academy Trust Location: Canterbury Gardens, Eccles New Road, Salford M5 5AG Contract: Full time Salary: Leadership level 15 - 21 Closing Date: Wednesday 11th November 2026 Interview Date: Friday 13th November 2026 Note Internal Applicants to send a Letter of Interest to Hr@kingsacademytrust.co.uk / anicholson@kingsacademytrust.co.uk Are you an experienced, ambitious, and compassionate leader looking for a rewarding new challenge? Arbour Academy, a specialist secondary provision for pupils in Years 7 to 11 with ASC/SEMH needs, is seeking a dynamic Head Teacher to lead our dedicated team. At Arbour Academy, we offer: A trauma-informed approach and therapeutic interventions as part of our core provision Small class sizes and a high staffing ratio, ensuring tailored support for every pupil Pastoral care and access to the Kings Academy Trust Counsellor for all pupils An inclusive, nurturing environment for children with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) A supportive, forward-thinking Trust with a strong commitment to professional development We are looking for someone who: Has proven experience in headship or as a Head of School, ideally in specialist or alternative settings Has expertise in supporting children with SEMH/ASC and those with EHCPs Can lead school improvement from a low starting point, including successful Ofsted inspections Demonstrates strong leadership, integrity, and a commitment to inclusive education Is able to engage and inspire staff, pupils, families, and the wider community If you are passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people with additional needs, and have the skills, experience and values we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Safeguarding: Kings Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Diversity: Kings Academy Trust is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership. ---

School at a glance

Arbour Academy

Type: Academy alternative provision converter
Age range: 11 to 16
Local authority: Salford
Region: North West
Religious character: Does not apply
Website: www.arbouracademy.uk⁠ (opens in a new tab)

The school's record on Get Information About Schools⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Published school data

Showing 6 of 21 retained publications in source order, newest editions first within each source. Open the published files for values and definitions.

Published school data: retained periods and publication files
Publication	Period and coverage
DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations Edition b82db944-44bb-421e-ad2c-11aa1c5ccbd1 · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00 Published file	2026/27 · Financial year · source dated 14 May 2026 Schools listed by URN in the 2_Schools DFC sheet; excludes NMSS and SPI sheets Published school-level DFC allocation for capital projects. Excludes responsible-body SCA and CIF awards.
DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations Edition 4a6546b8-8677-4193-9f09-6af01ab6072c · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00 Published file	2026/27 · Financial year · source dated 14 May 2026 Schools listed by URN in the 2_Schools DFC sheet; excludes NMSS and SPI sheets Published school-level DFC allocation for capital projects. Excludes responsible-body SCA and CIF awards.
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision Edition e9d11412-0398-4786-89ef-88c41b1026e2 · 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00: Published file	2024/25 · Academic year · source dated 9 July 2026 {"geographic_level":"School","filters":null,"source":"DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision"} · headcount from this exact school publication perm_excl; perm_excl_rate; suspension; susp_rate; headcount; one_plus_susp; one_plus_susp_rate
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision Edition e9d11412-0398-4786-89ef-88c41b1026e2 · 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00: Published file	2023/24 · Academic year · source dated 9 July 2026 {"geographic_level":"School","filters":null,"source":"DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision"} · headcount from this exact school publication perm_excl; perm_excl_rate; suspension; susp_rate; headcount; one_plus_susp; one_plus_susp_rate
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision Edition 1398db1d-bd6d-45e9-9bd0-ce561cc52998 · 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00: Published file	2024/25 · Academic year · source dated 9 July 2026 {"geographic_level":"School","filters":null,"source":"DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision"} · headcount from this exact school publication perm_excl; perm_excl_rate; suspension; susp_rate; headcount; one_plus_susp; one_plus_susp_rate
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision Edition 1398db1d-bd6d-45e9-9bd0-ce561cc52998 · 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00: Published file	2023/24 · Academic year · source dated 9 July 2026 {"geographic_level":"School","filters":null,"source":"DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision"} · headcount from this exact school publication perm_excl; perm_excl_rate; suspension; susp_rate; headcount; one_plus_susp; one_plus_susp_rate

Local area context

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas: No published SCAP planning-area membership is available for this URN.

Showing 6 of 17 retained publications in source order, newest editions first within each source. Open the published files for values and definitions.

Local area context: retained periods and publication files
Publication	Period and coverage
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2031/32 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2030/31 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2029/30 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Primary · nc_year_group: Primary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2029/30 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2028/29 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Primary · nc_year_group: Primary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00 Published file	2028/29 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026 Local authority · E08000006 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

Showing 11 of 18 published figures, up to three per group. Open each source for the full published data.

Pupils

Number on roll: 442025/26
Source and value: Number on roll, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:
Published value: 44. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
Source dated 4 June 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 1.0:
Academic year
Free school meals: 72.7%2025/26
Source and value: Free school meals, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:
Published value: 72.7%. Display values may be rounded.
Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.
DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
Source dated 4 June 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 1.0:
Academic year
First language other than English: 2.3%2025/26
Source and value: First language other than English, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:
Published value: 2.3%. Display values may be rounded.
Percentage of pupils in the published First language other than English breakdown.
DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
Source dated 4 June 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 1.0:
Academic year

Attendance and behaviour

Permanent exclusions: 02024/25
Source and value: Permanent exclusions, 2024/25, Academic year, 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00:
Published value: 0. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision
Source dated 9 July 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00:
Academic year
Suspension rate: 11.5%2024/25
Source and value: Suspension rate, 2024/25, Academic year, 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00:
Published value: 11.53846%. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision
Source dated 9 July 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00:
Academic year

Staff

Teachers (headcount): 92025/26
Source and value: Teachers (headcount), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Published value: 9. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Size of the school workforce
Source dated 17 August 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Academic year
Teachers (FTE): 9.02025/26
Source and value: Teachers (FTE), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Published value: 9. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Size of the school workforce
Source dated 17 August 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Academic year
Leadership (headcount): 12025/26
Source and value: Leadership (headcount), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Published value: 1. Display values may be rounded.
DfE: Size of the school workforce
Source dated 17 August 2026.
Published file
Publication version: 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:
Academic year

Money

Published deprivation FSM6 pupil premium: £33,5502026/27
Source and value: Published deprivation FSM6 pupil premium, 2026/27, Financial year, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab0f5733f8e4e96a6a66a8e/pupil-premium-allocations-for-the-2026-to-2027-financial-year-september-2026.xlsx:2026-09-23T12:00:01+01:00
Published value: 33550. Display values may be rounded.
Published school-level deprivation FSM6 allocation only; excludes looked-after and previously looked-after children, alternative-provision census allocations and service pupil premium. This is not total pupil premium.
DfE: Published school deprivation FSM6 pupil premium
Source dated 23 September 2026.
Published file
Current conditions of grant
Publication version: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab0f5733f8e4e96a6a66a8e/pupil-premium-allocations-for-the-2026-to-2027-financial-year-september-2026.xlsx:2026-09-23T12:00:01+01:00
Financial year
Devolved formula capital: £6,0502026/27
Source and value: Devolved formula capital, 2026/27, Financial year, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00
Published value: 6050.31. Display values may be rounded.
Published school-level DFC allocation for capital projects. Excludes responsible-body SCA and CIF awards.
DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations
Source dated 14 May 2026.
Published file
Publication version: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00
Financial year
Income per pupil: £35,8272025
Source and value: Income per pupil, 2025, Reporting year ending, response-sha256:025ee5c7ee0ebacd7ffffae7b270e49d156614adfefa28802972ae8aac5d724f
Published value: 35826.7987037037. Display values may be rounded.
DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool: CFR/AAR income per pupil
Published file
Publication version: response-sha256:025ee5c7ee0ebacd7ffffae7b270e49d156614adfefa28802972ae8aac5d724f
Reporting year ending

Official school links

The Canterbury Centre · Predecessor · 2023-04-01GIAS · 4 November 2026

These are separate school records. Their figures are not combined.

Part of KINGS ACADEMY TRUST (Multi-academy trust)

Latest Ofsted inspection

Graded inspection (previous framework)
Inspected 3 June 2025, published 20 July 2025 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 · number 10367072
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
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Sources

Get Information About Schools (Department for Education) (opens in a new tab) · 4 November 2026
Ofsted monthly management information: state-funded schools, latest inspections (opens in a new tab) · 30 September 2026
DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations (opens in a new tab) · 2026/27 · Financial year · 14 May 2026
DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (opens in a new tab) · 2025/26 · Academic year · 4 June 2026
DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in alternative provision (opens in a new tab) · 2024/25 · Academic year · 9 July 2026
DfE: Pupil to teacher ratios (opens in a new tab) · 2025/26 · Academic year · 17 August 2026
DfE: Special educational needs in England (opens in a new tab) · 2025/26 · Academic year · 30 June 2026
DfE: Size of the school workforce (opens in a new tab) · 2025/26 · Academic year · 17 August 2026

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