Job Description

We are looking for to appoint an Examinations Officer to support the Executive Leadership Team, Head of Examinations and academic staff with effective administration in all areas relating to public and internal examinations.

Contract

: This is a part-time, permanent contract. The first six months will be a probationary period.

Hours of Work

: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and occasional Saturday mornings, during Wycombe Abbey term time, plus three additional weeks during Wycombe Abbey school holidays. The position requires flexibility, working longer hours during examination seasons and taking time off in lieu during quieter periods. The Examinations Officer will need to be in School during periods when the Examinations Office is at its busiest (during School Examinations and May-June, late August and early September).

Salary

: 16,616.71 - 22,449.60 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Closing date for applications:

Friday 31 October 2025

Interviews:

Friday 7 November 2025

How to apply:

Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan.

Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com

Wycombe Abbey is a world class full-boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11-18.

We have been at the forefront of girls' boarding education for over 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School's hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world-class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.

The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills and attractive towns such as Marlow, Henley-on-Thames and Beaconsfield. Heathrow is also just 20 miles away plus good transport links to other London airports.

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:

All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.*
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).*

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Registered Charity No. 310638.

Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 16,616.00-22,449.00 per year

Work Location: In person