Job title: Data & Examinations Manager
Location:Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road North, Sheffield, S2 1SN
Starting salary: Starting salary £41,918.00 FTE gross per annum pro rota (an actual of £40,805.56 per annum) + R & R payment of £2,000.00
Contract:Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 44 working weeks per year.
Start date: September 2026 (or earlier if available)
Sheffield Park Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional Data and Examinations Manager to play a central role in the next stage of our school’s development.
This is a key operational leadership role. The successful candidate will ensure that our assessment, reporting, examinations and pupil data systems are accurate, efficient, secure and used intelligently to support school improvement. You will work closely with senior leaders, curriculum leaders, teaching staff, support staff, pupils, families and external agencies to make sure that the school has the information, systems and processes it needs to help every pupil succeed.
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, analytical, calm under pressure and relentless about accuracy. You will need strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, and the ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of colleagues.
Previous experience in a similar field is essential with experience at Manager level desirable. If you feel you have these skills and can successfully impact the role, we would be delighted to hear from you.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-18 school. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities. We have recently had our first successful Eton and Oxford applicants and we see these as the first of many.
The academy has over 1,200 pupils and is situated in purpose-built £30million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities. We have a vibrant, multicultural community with over 70 languages spoken across the Academy. We are part of the United Learning Trust, the largest and one of the most successful academy trusts in the country who offer unrivalled CPD and opportunities for nationwide networking and development opportunities. We are looking for ambitious individuals who wish to have a significant and rapid impact upon students’ life chances and who wish to progress rapidly within their career within the United Learning Family.
The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District within 20 minutes. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe. https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/
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To analyse student data and produce informed reports to assist teaching staff in raising
- Managing the school’s pupil performance data collection
- To provide a variety of reports to departments across the
- To interpret data to show trends and future
- Ensuring that complete and full educational data is available for all students from KS2
- Providing pupil data, collated from the systems in place, for analysis by colleagues at half termly intervals.
- Maintaining the integrity of pupil class data within the Arbor
- Managing the school’s assessment and reporting system (maintaining the database, uploading classes, distributing results)
We are looking for someone who:
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Has successful experience in a data, examinations or information-management role, ideally within an education setting.
- Has excellent IT skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Understands the importance of accuracy, confidentiality, deadlines and compliance.
- Can interpret complex information and present it clearly to different audiences.
- Is calm, organised and resilient during busy periods, particularly assessment windows and exam seasons.
- Communicates well with staff, pupils, families and external organisations.
- Can lead, support and develop colleagues effectively.
- Has a strong commitment to safeguarding and to the role education plays in changing young people’s lives.
A key role in an ambitious academy where your work will directly support pupil outcomes.
A competitive salary above many comparable school-based roles.
Excellent facilities in a purpose-built school building.
Access to high-quality professional development through Sheffield Park Academy and United Learning.
Supportive colleagues who value precision, teamwork and professional generosity.
The opportunity to work collaboratively across the Yorkshire cluster and wider United Learning network.
A highly regarded pension scheme with strong employer contributions.
Access to Perkbox, an Employee Assistance Programme and wider employee benefits.
A school culture that values workload, wellbeing and open conversations about sustainable working.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
To apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy Vacancies to complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post is midnight, Sunday 21st June 2026. Interviews will take place soon after. We reserve the right to close the advert early, if we receive a high number of applications.
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
