Job Description

School Performance Analyst

Scale 6 (31,537 - 33,699)

37 hours, Full-Time

Permanent

Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking (ideally one or two days a month in the office)

Application Deadline: 7th September 2025, 11:59pm

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisting Date: 8th September 2025

Interview Date: 9th September 2025

Interview Type: Online Assessment and MS Teams Interview

While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Stockport Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ask that you ensure you read all instructions carefully and that your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.

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Your Role

We are seeking a talented Business Intelligence Analyst to join our Education Data Team at Stockport Council.


The successful candidate will work with the Education Data Manager and Senior School Performance Analyst within the Education Data Team.

About You

The ideal candidate will have the following

essential

skills

:

Analytical skills

and can interpret information and identify inaccuracies. Knowledge/experience with

SQL and/or VBA and/or Macros

. Displays

effective interpersonal skills,

collaborating with both internal and external teams to achieve positive outcomes. Brings experience in

assisting projects

from inception to completion, achieving both time and quality objectives. Exhibits

excellent organizational skills

, proficient in negotiating and managing workloads. Shows an enthusiasm to

learn new techniques

and approaches to working with data, seeking out way to improve processes and devise innovative solutions to problems. Can provide tangible examples of

personal growth

and development in a previous role. Holds practical experience with

MS Excel.

Working to the Council's values and behaviours by:

Keeping the people of Stockport at the heart of what we do Succeeding as a team, collaborating with colleagues and partners Driving things forward with ambition, creativity and confidence Showing value and respect to our colleagues, partners and customers.

Very desirable:

Previous involvement in an

education/education data setting

(i.e. a school, Academy Trust or a council's Education team), along with familiarity with relevant systems (especially SIMS)

About Us

As well as the key responsibilities listed above, the role also offers opportunity for further development and training around producing education dashboards via Tableau (training provided), and contributing to the preparation and enhancement of reports that support school performance improvement. There will also be opportunities, if the candidate wishes, to represent SMBC in regional and national education data working groups, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with the team to improve the pupil tracking system, enhancing schools' ability to analyse assessment data and elevate children's attainment. You will also be able to identify data requirements and analyses to drive operational improvements and align the Council's strategic direction for Education.


At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.


We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Stephen Bray at stephen.bray@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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