Job Description

Sancton Wood School

Cambridgeshire
21,550 per year

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

03 November 2025

Apply by:

10 October 2025

Job overview

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Sancton Wood School


: Admissions Assistant


Job Title: Admissions Assistant


Location: Sancton Wood School, Cambridge


Reports to: Head of Admissions


Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am - 3:45pm (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break)


Contract Type: Permanent


Start Date: To be confirmed


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Job Purpose:


Sancton Wood School is seeking a friendly, organised, and professional Admissions Assistant to support the day-to-day operations of the Admissions Department. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring prospective families have a welcoming, efficient, and supportive experience from their first point of contact through to enrolment.


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Key Responsibilities:

Act as a first point of contact for admissions enquiries via phone, email, and in person. Provide accurate and timely information to prospective families about the admissions process, school programmes, and application deadlines. Schedule and coordinate visits, tours, assessments, and interviews for prospective pupils and their families. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the admissions database. Assist in preparing admissions correspondence, including offer letters, follow-up emails, and event invitations. Support the planning and delivery of open days, taster events, and new student inductions. Liaise with teaching staff and other departments to support the admissions process. Ensure that all communication with prospective families reflects the values and ethos of Sancton Wood School. Perform general administrative duties to support the smooth running of the Admissions Office.

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Person Specification:


Essential:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Strong organisational and time management abilities. Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and written work. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn admissions software. Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with discretion. A warm, professional manner and customer-focused attitude.

Desirable:

Previous experience in an admissions or administrative role, ideally within an educational setting. Familiarity with school admissions processes and terminology. Experience using admissions platforms (e.g., OpenApply, iSAMS).

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Working Environment:


Sancton Wood School is a thriving, inclusive, and friendly independent school located in the heart of Cambridge. As part of our team, you'll work in a supportive and collaborative environment where every member of staff is valued.


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Additional Information:

This position is based on-site at Sancton Wood School. The role may occasionally require flexibility to attend evening or weekend events, such as open days, for which time off in lieu will be provided. A DBS check and satisfactory references will be required prior to appointment.

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How to Apply:


To apply for this position, please contact emma.warner@dukeseducation.com for an application form.

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About

Sancton Wood School

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Sancton Wood School

2 St Pauls Road, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 2EZ
United Kingdom

+44 1223 471703

Sancton Wood is a co-educational, independent school in the heart of Cambridge. Spread across three sites, all within walking distance of each other, the railway station and the city centre itself. We provide an outstanding learning journey for students aged 9 months to 16 years.

We believe that exceptional pastoral care; those values of nurture, kindness, patience and love make for happy children; place those children in small classes with outstanding teachers and the results will be remarkable.

Our foundation of outstanding pastoral care leads to incredible academic success, as is proven year after year with our GCSE results. 95%-100% of our latest cohorts achieved 5 or more 4-9 grades and half of all our grades were at the top level.

Wrapping around this is a thriving Enrichment programme with over 100 separate opportunities for students to supplement their classroom experience with offerings in Languages, The Arts, STEM, Humanities and beyond.

We have a busy programme of trips, the school takes sport very seriously and we offer a full range of fixtures, clubs and sports tours for the students.

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