Systems and Data Manager

Package Description

Being an employee of Northgate High School allows you access to an Employee Benefits scheme saving you money on many High Street brands, a cycle-to-work scheme, use of the sports facilities, library, and free parking. Hot meals are available on-site during term time. We also offer entry into a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.

The Role

The postholder will manage and maintain the integrity of school data, ensuring that it is up to date, relevant and fully compliant with information governance. They will complete returns for the DfE and local authority and other external organisations. 

The postholder must be able to interrogate and manipulate data to produce useful and timely information to: 

■ assist staff in assessing and tracking student progress and planning interventions to improve outcomes         

■ inform whole school and departmental planning          

■ inform parents, the Local Authority, Department for Education and other outside agencies as required.  The role will specifically require the postholder to use Bromcom, Excel, PowerBI, FFT Aspire and other software.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th October 2025.

Main Responsibilities

Main responsibilities include:

• Tracking student progress
• MIS data Management
• Providing external data
• Systems Management
• Staff training

The Ideal Candidate

Skills and knowledge include:

• Evidence of managing data to bring about improvements in the performance of an organisation 
• Experience of handling personal and sensitive data 
• Expert in the use of Excel 
• Experience of project management 
•  Ability to input, extract, interrogate, manipulate and analyse data effectively and accurately 
• Ability to deliver tasks to meet deadlines 
• Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information to a non-specialist audience 
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team 
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships 
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy 
• Ability to contribute ideas to improve systems and procedures 
•  Attention to detail 
• Initiative and ability to prioritise their own work  
• Calm under pressure 

About the school/organisation

Northgate High School is an 11-18 school situated on the edge of Ipswich. Our school  is an impressive site, with purpose-built centres maintained and equipped to the highest standards, including recent investment in technology.

We embrace three core values of Respect, Determination and Teamwork. These values are fundamental to the calm and positive learning environment that we strive to achieve at all levels across the school.

Following Ofsted's December 2024 inspection, we are a school with students who exhibit outstanding behaviour and attitudes. Inspectors noted that our school is calm and orderly, and that student behaviour is exemplary. They also noted that staff enjoy the sense of community that they feel in our school, with their wellbeing supported by leaders. The relationships between staff and students are very strong, with students demonstrating positive behaviour for learning in lessons.

The ethos at Northgate is underpinned by our genuine desire to support the wellbeing of every student and staff member ensuring that they can realise their full potential. We value our staff highly and, if you join us, you will be working in a school that is committed to staff wellbeing, offers a first class professional development programme carefully linked to the School Improvement Plan and Performance Objectives. This means that our CPD programme strengthens the link between personal autonomy and our aims as a school. We maintain positive links with other local schools and universities.

Along with the extensive CPD programme  we offer a competitive pension scheme and benefit package which is available to all staff.