Come and join our vibrant, diverse and welcoming school – a little about us:

Wordsworth Primary School and Nursery is a ‘Good’ (Ofsted, June 2025) school in the heart of our local community, with 640 children across our 21 classes and Nursery, situated in the Shirley area of West Southampton.

Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School is a happy, caring place where every child is known, valued and encouraged to succeed. At Wordsworth, we believe that together we nurture individuals, inspire all minds and prepare every learner to thrive. Our strong values are at the heart of daily life in our school. Curiosity inspires a love of learning, determination gives us the confidence to keep going, kindness helps us care for one another and communication helps us build positive relationships. These values are at the heart of all decisions we make.

By being Ready, Respectful and Safe, we create a calm, supportive environment where children feel secure, confident and ready to learn. We pride ourselves on working closely with families and celebrating every child’s achievement.

We welcome applications from individuals who reflect our diverse community. We are looking for individuals who are aspirational about the learning of all our children and who have high expectations for their outcomes.

Hamwic Education Trust (HET) are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our pupils and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of work and training history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks. Successful candidates will also be subject to online searches.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across HET.

All HET employees are required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practices and to safeguard our pupils.

Please note, we may close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we have sufficient applications.  We strongly encourage prospective applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Parent Governor Opportunity

Please see letter below for details of criteria and how to apply.

Initial Teacher Training (PGCE)

Are you interested into become a qualified teacher? We regularly offer training places through our partnership with the University of Southampton Education School. Find out more by contacting the university ITTAdmissions@soton.ac.uk, visiting their webpages www.southampton.ac.uk/learntoteach, or coming to an Open Evening at the university https://www.southampton.ac.uk/education/open-evenings.page