Salary guide
Head of School salary
What head of schools are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
Advertised salary evidence
Insufficient verified salary data
Insufficient verified salary data — we only publish pay figures we can evidence from live public vacancy adverts or official pay scales.
Pay framework: Leadership pay framework (England)
Insufficient verified salary data
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a figure here.
Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.
How we calculate salary informationHead of School pay in UK education is set by the employer and the applicable pay framework. We publish figures here only where we can evidence them from live public vacancy adverts or an official pay scale.
What you can do instead
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a head of school pay figure. There are 11 live head of school vacancies you can review directly.
- Open the live head of school vacancies below — many adverts state pay directly.
- Check the Leadership pay framework (England), which commonly applies to this role.
- Tell us if you spot a salary that looks wrong so we can review the advert.
Head of School job openings
Head of School
Westgate Academy · Lincoln
Head of School
Heworth Church of England Primary School · York
Head of School
South Chingford Foundation School · London
Head of School
East Brent Church of England First School · Highbridge
Head of School
The Shoreline Academy · Barnstaple
Head of School
Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery · Bingley
Schools hiring head of schools
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where head of schools are being advertised
Areas with the most live head of school vacancies.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a head of school earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a head of school figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does head of school pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a head of school?
School leadership posts in maintained schools in England are normally paid on a leadership pay range determined under the STPCD, with the individual range set by the governing body. Academies may set their own leadership pay. Other UK nations have their own arrangements.
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Live UK head of school vacancies from schools, trusts and agencies.
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