Bolton School Girls' Division - School Office Administrator

Summary

Bolton School Girls’ Division is seeking to appoint a permanent School Office Administrator. The successful candidate will lead and coordinate the day-to-day administration of pupil attendance.

Detail

Bolton School Girls’ Division is seeking to appoint a permanent School Office Administrator. The successful candidate will lead and coordinate the day-to-day administration of pupil attendance, ensuring accurate record-keeping and effective follow-up of absences. The role involves maintaining attendance registers and communicating promptly and professionally with families. The postholder will contribute to the school’s safeguarding culture and support strategies that promote excellent attendance and punctuality.

The ideal candidate will possess strong IT skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, and the ability to learn school-based systems quickly. They will demonstrate excellent accuracy and attention to detail, and be a confident, professional communicator, capable of managing high volumes of time-sensitive information while engaging sensitively with students, staff, and parents.

With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.

In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer and Director of Operational Services, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.

Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.

For further details and to apply online for the position, please visit the School website.

Closing date for applications: Monday 12 January 2026 at 4.00pm

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.

Documents

• School Office Administrator - Job Details (December 2025) PDF Document
• Bolton School Information Pack PDF Document