Attendance and Admissions Manager
Westfield School, Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
£39,481.00 - £43,149.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 7 SCP 27 - 31 (Actual salary £34,830 - £38,066)
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About the job
We are seeking an organised, proactive, and experienced Attendance and Admissions Manager to join our school team. This is a key role responsible for overseeing pupil attendance, managing admissions processes, and ensuring accurate student records in line with school policies and statutory requirements.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders, pastoral teams, parents/carers, and external agencies to promote excellent attendance and support smooth pupil admissions and transitions.
The key areas of responsibility will be:
Attendance:
Monitor and manage daily student attendance records.
Identify attendance concerns and follow up with parents/carers promptly.
Produce attendance reports and analyse data to identify trends.
Work with pastoral staff and external agencies to improve student attendance.
Implement interventions to improve attendance.
Ensure compliance with safeguarding and statutory attendance requirements.
Coordinate response procedures with absent pupils.
Admissions:
Manage the end-to-end admissions process, including applications, offers and enrolment.
Maintain accurate pupil records and admissions data.
Act as the main point of contact for admissions enquiries from families and external stakeholders.
Ensure admissions procedures comply with local authority and school policies.
This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.About Westfield School
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,366 (room for 1,350)
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Address
- Eckington Road, Sheffield, S20 1HQ
- Website
- Westfield School website
Ofsted report card, inspected 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
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