About this role
Job overview
Are you passionate about changing the life chances of young people?
At Barclay Primary School we live, work, and learn through our five values:
· ASPIRATION – Aspiring to be the best that we can be.
· KINDNESS – Being kind to everybody – our peers, staff, and the community.
· RESPECT – We listen to one another, we take feedback and we improve.
· HONESTY – We always tell the truth.
· RESPONSIBILITY - We take responsibility for our actions.
We are a popular and fully inclusive primary school and serve the community in the East London area. As a co-educational, six-form entry primary school, Barclay is one of the largest and most high-performing primary schools in the country. Judged by Ofsted in May 2016 and November 2021 to be "outstanding" across all categories, Barclay has risen from the bottom 5% of schools nationally in 2008 to sustain a place in the top 3% of schools nationally.
As a school, we benefit from being part of the Lion Academy Trust and deploying the proven systems and pedagogies to inform how we operate. From the highly resilient IT infrastructure to the fully resourced and sequenced curriculum - we proudly function as part of the family of Trust schools and celebrate the opportunities that being part of a high-performing trust affords us.
OFSTED Inspection – February 2026
Pupils learn to be resilient and independent learners”
Exceptional: Achievement, Early Years, Leadership and Governance
Strong Standard: Attendance and Behaviour, Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Personal Development and Wellbeing
Safeguarding Standards Met
Inspected under the new OFSTED framework in October 2021 - "OUTSTANDING"
OFSTED reported:
'Staff enjoy being part of the team at Barclay. They are well-trained and value the detailed guidance that is available when planning their teaching. The staff appreciates the ways in which leaders support them to manage their workload effectively. '
Support for new colleagues at Barclay is outstanding. We