School Business Manager in Chippenham

Salary: Grade I points 18‑20 £34,434 - £36,363 pro‑rata

Hours of work: 35

Contract type: Permanent

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Brinkworth Earl Danby’s CE Primary School for further information.

A bit about us:

We are a small village school set across two spacious, well‑equipped sites set in beautiful rural countryside, with a highly committed and enthusiastic staff team. We have approximately 140 pupils on roll who are polite, well‑motivated and achieve high standards in all areas of school life. We benefit from supportive governors, colleagues and parents and are committed to professional development and school improvement.

We can offer you:

• A warm and welcoming school environment where children are eager to learn, have positive attitudes and love coming to school;
• A supportive and friendly team of colleagues;
• The opportunity to work in an encouraging and creative environment;
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.

All about the role:

Applications are warmly invited for the position of School Business Manager at Brinkworth Earl Danby’s Primary School. We are a split‑site school; you will mainly be based at our Lower Site in Dauntsey, with some time spent at the Upper Site in Brinkworth. The role is 35hrs/week (8:30 – 16:30 Mon‑Thu & 8:30 – 14:00 Fri), 40 weeks per year. This covers term time & TD days, plus 5 days across the school holidays.

We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who will lead and manage all non‑teaching functions of the school, which includes support staff across the teams (i.e. admin, catering). As an integral link into the Senior Leadership Team, this position has responsibility for providing effective leadership and management of all aspects of day‑to‑day finance and financial development, HR, premises, administration, contracts, marketing and resources. There is also a requirement to attend up to 6 business‑related Governor meetings each academic year.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate relevant experience of managerial and financial duties at a strategic level;
• Have an enthusiastic and highly motivated personality with the ability to work unsupervised;
• Offer flexibility, adaptability, an eye for detail and excellent organisational skills;
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to deal with a variety of stakeholders;
• Be a team player, loyal, adaptable and very good at juggling priorities;
• Have a high level of ICT literacy and the ability to use ICT to support and implement process improvement;
• Offer proven managerial experience and skills;
• Be committed to education and believe in the importance of educational goals of the school;
• Be able to manage change and support development of the school;
• Wish to work collaboratively with other schools;
• Have the ability to work across the whole school community and support the inclusive ethos of the school.

Please see attached job profile and person spec for further information. The ability to maintain the security and confidentiality of school administration is an essential feature of this post, together with a good sense of humour.

Key useful experience:

• Finance skills, including budget setting, control, analysis and auditing. A relevant finance/accountancy qualification would be desirable, but is not essential;
• HR/Payroll in a school;
• Maintaining a school’s Single Central Record;
• Operational management background;
• Contract and supplier management;
• PR and marketing, including knowledge of software such as Canva;
• H&S, compliance and site/facilities’ management knowledge, preferably in a LA school;
• Data protection understanding;
• Holding a qualification in School Business Management, or an equivalent qualification would be an advantage. The school will support relevant training such as the Certificate of School Business Management for the appointed person;
• A working knowledge of SIMS and FMS would be ideal, but again is not essential.

Find out more and apply:

Visits are encouraged and warmly welcomed during term time – please do come and meet our staff and children to see the School in action yourself, if you can, before the closing date. To arrange a visit call.

If you have any questions or wish to apply for this School Business Manager Role please submit your application to Ms Helen Wallace, School Business Manager:

• Via Email –
• Via Post – as per Lower Site address above

Please note standalone CV’s are not permitted. Do take a look at our website for more information about our School.

Closing date (and time): Monday 26th January 2026

Interview date: Friday 30th January 2026 (to be confirmed)

Commencement date: Monday 2nd March

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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