Job Description

Harrow School

Harrow

Salary:

Please contact the recruitment team for salary information

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

14 September 2025

Apply by:

7 September 2025

Job overview

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Contract length: Fixed term for a duration of five years with the possibility of the role converting to permanent at a later date.

Full time residential position, term time only (please see job description for more details)

Salary: Please contact the recruitment team for salary information

The role: The Matron role at Harrow School is of significant importance, having live-in responsibility for the health and welfare of the boys and for the smooth running of the House's domestic arrangements. Matrons play a key role in assisting the House Master in creating a happy and well-ordered atmosphere throughout the House. The Matron has responsibilities for the boys' pastoral and health care as well as dress and hygiene standards. The Matron also manages the onsite housekeeping, managing the work of a team of cleaners. Please note that the Matron role is not restricted to females and we welcome applications from males as well as females.

The skills: This role would suit a candidate who has experience of working with young people. We are looking for a highly organised and caring individual who possesses common sense, resilience, flexibility and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. The role involves accompanying boys on hospital visits, so applicants must have a full driving licence and their own car.

The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, north-west London and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 840 boys study at Harrow and live in the School's 12 boarding Houses. Employees particularly value the school's beautiful green estate, the positive working environment and good relationships with their colleagues

The benefits include:

+ Self-contained accommodation in the boarding house.
+ Free Meals.
+ Free parking
+ Automatic enrolment in the School's pension scheme.
+ Use of the School's sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym and running track.
+ Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

For any questions email the HR department at recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk

Closing date: 7 September 2025.

Applications will be processed as they are received, so early application is recommended.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.

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Harrow School

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Harrow School

5 High Street, Harrow on the Hill
Middlesex
HA1 3HP
United Kingdom

+44 20 8872 8000

Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London. The School is located on a 324-acre estate which encompasses much of Harrow on the Hill and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 837 boys study at Harrow and live in the School's 12 boarding houses. Employees particularly value the School's beautiful green estate, the positive working environment, and good relationships with their colleagues.



Harrow School is an independent boarding secondary school for boys aged 13-18. It was established, by royal charter, in 1572 during the reign of Elizabeth I. It is operated as a Royal Charter Corporation, which is a charitable trust whose trustees are the school's governors. The school licenses the Harrow name to a number of schools in Asia.

Head Master

Alastair Land

Values and vision

Harrow School believes that the success of students should not be measured purely by grades, but by their influence on the wider world.



The school believes that all organisations need strong and clearly expressed values to create identity, focus, unity and drive, and in order to answer the questions: "what do we belong to?", "what's important to us?", "why do our collective efforts matter?", and "what holds us together?".



Harrow's values of courage, honour, humility and fellowship aim to help the school to make decisions from day-to-day that mean members of its community behave and perform better. These four Values link closely to Harrow School's Christian foundation, and the principles of "Godliness and good learning" established by its founder, John Lyon.

ISI report

"Pupils are high achievers in all areas of their academic lives. Their success owes much to the strong and supportive boarding community to which they all belong and which gives the encouragement to work hard and aim high, and the confidence to set themselves ambitious goals."



"Pupils invariably work hard and utilise their strong motivation and desire to succeed, and this is one of the main drivers in their success. The strong progress they make, and their all-round excellent achievement is enabled by many innovative approaches and initiatives introduced by school leaders."



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