School Bursar - Highworth Combined School & Nursery
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We’re on a mission to find innovative, evidenced based ways to improve our pupils’ life chances by raising outcomes whilst protecting our teachers from excessive work load. Can you help us by joining our hard working facilities team to provide exceptional support to our classroom teams?
If you have a track record of great practice, embrace change (but only where there is proven impact) and can form strong, successful relationships with children and adults alike, come and join us!
Contract: Permanent; 40 weeks a year
Hours: Part time: 20 hours per week - 5 days a week: 9.30am – 1.30pm every day
Salary: Bucks Range 4 ISN 23 - FTE Salary £32,612 pa, Actual Salary - £16,022 pa
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 8th June 2026, however, please note applications may be reviewed and interviews arranged upon receipt
About us
Highworth is a large school which offers delightful pupils and friendly staff. This post is ideal for candidates who wish to develop their career within a caring and stimulating environment. We have a reputation for encouraging the professional development of our staff into leadership positions.
For more information about the school please visit our website: Highworth Combined School
About the role
We’re looking for someone with a strong foundation in financial and administrative practice, but more importantly, someone who can use those skills with confidence and purpose. You will bring experience of managing budgets, handling financial processes or working within a busy office environment, alongside excellent organisational, numerical and IT skills. You’ll be someone who notices detail, manages competing priorities calmly and takes pride in getting things right.
While experience in a school or public sector setting is helpful, what will really set you apart is your mindset: you’ll be curious, reliable and quietly decisive, with the ability to interpret information, solve problems and keep systems running smoothly. You’ll understand the importance of safeguarding, confidentiality and professionalism, and be committed to continuous learning as part of a team that works together to create the best possible environment for pupils and staff alike.
About you
We’re looking for someone who thrives on bringing order, clarity and purpose to a busy environment — someone who enjoys joining the dots between finance, people and systems to make a real difference to how a school runs day-to-day.
You’ll bring strong experience in financial and administrative processes, alongside the confidence to analyse information, spot opportunities and ensure best value. Just as important is your mindset: you’ll be proactive, solutions-focused and quietly influential, able to build positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels while maintaining absolute professionalism and discretion.
Experience in a school or public sector setting would be an advantage, but what really matters is your ability to think ahead, take ownership and contribute to a team whose shared aim is to create the best possible environment for children to learn and thrive.
Other information
All applicants are required to complete the attached application form and return it to [email protected]
For more information please contact Mrs Maria Smith on 01494 525534 or email [email protected]
Please note that applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
Highworth Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be requested for the successful candidate.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
