Headteacher

About The Role

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Roche Primary School, are seeking a dynamic, reflective and committed Headteacher to lead the next stage of the school’s journey. At Roche we believe children have a right to a safe, happy, varied and challenging learning experience. Every individual child matters and all children have abilities and potential which must be realised.

Within this context, commitment, self‑responsibility, honesty and respect are the key personal qualities which we value from all members of our school community and that we feel are essential to success in later life.

Our curriculum delivers the scope of the National Curriculum but also reflects our school context. We utilise opportunities to develop core skills of reading and writing throughout curriculum subjects. Our relentless drive to raise standards in English and Maths is at the heart of our approach to teaching and learning, reflecting the needs of our children in preparation for the future.

We want children to understand the importance of physical and mental good health, how they can achieve and maintain this themselves and look after others. We link learning in PSHE with PE and promote our 5 ways to wellbeing through assemblies and activities throughout school.

All children in school take part in PE every day. This forms part of their understanding of their own physical and mental health and wellbeing. We are a single‑form entry school with space for 210 children over 7 classes and set in the heart of Roche in the shadow of the infamous Roche Rock. The school is set in a large area where the children have access to green fields and fresh air, there’s room for football, netball, bike riding and many other outdoor activities which are crucial to the children’s wellbeing and health.

There are also exciting plans to build an Area Resource Base; the successful candidate will have the opportunity to play a key role in its implementation alongside the main school. The ARB will have up to 30 pupils and additional staff. It is an exciting time and an opportunity for the school’s new Headteacher to make a lasting, positive impact.

The ideal candidate will have recent senior leadership experience and will share our vision and values. Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution to primary school improvement and an enthusiasm to embrace the opportunities of leading this already flourishing and vibrant school.

To be considered for this role, please visit our website to submit your online application:

The closing date for receiving applications is 11:59pm Tuesday 2 June 2026.

If you wish to visit the school ahead of applying, please contact Mr Jeremy Walden, Headteacher on or by email: jwaldencademytrust.org.

Interviews will be held on Friday 12 June 2026.

To learn more about Roche Community Primary School please visit the school website:

If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at recruitment.

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre‑employment administration.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre‑employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.