Director of Marketing, Communications and Admissions – St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Calne

The Head and Governors are seeking to appoint an innovative and forward-thinking Director of Marketing, Communications and Admissions to lead and shape the schools’ marketing and pupil recruitment strategies.

St Mary’s Calne is a leading UK independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18. St Mary’s has around 340 pupils of whom more than 80% board and has a strong national and international reputation with boarders from over 35 countries. St Margaret’s Prep provides a rich and vibrant educational experience for 160 boys and girls aged 2 to 11, offering boarding from Year 5. The schools share a beautiful 27-acre campus, where exceptional facilities support a broad and diverse educational offering. Located in the historic market town of Calne, in Wiltshire, the schools are within easy reach of Bath, Bristol and Oxford, with good transport links to London.

This high-profile leadership role is pivotal to delivering the schools’ strategic ambitions, to strengthen the schools’ brand profiles, and grow the pupil numbers within the differing markets of a single-sex senior full boarding girls’ school and a co-educational nursery and prep school.

Reporting to the Head and as a key member of the Schools’ Leadership Team (SLT), the post holder will provide inspiring leadership to a team of seven dedicated marketing, communications and admissions professionals. They will demonstrate the agility and strategic skills to ensure that the distinctive ethos, high academic standards, and exceptional opportunities across both schools are communicated in a compelling and consistent way.

The successful applicant will have the energy, creativity and commercial acumen to ensure the schools continue to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape. This exciting post will suit either a strategic and senior marketing professional from the education sector or an outstanding candidate with experience gained outside the sector who can demonstrate relevant insight into independent schools’ customers and their motivations.

Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics in the first instance to arrange a confidential discussion with:

Susannah Thompson, Search Consultant: susannahthompson@rsacademics.com

The closing date for applications is Monday 1 June 2026 at 10.00am.

Applications should be made electronically to RSAcademics. To submit your application, please click on “Apply Now” and upload your documents according to the instructions provided.

You should submit the following (both in PDF format):

• A completed Application Form.
• A covering letter addressed to the Head, Mrs Anne Wakefield. The letter should be a maximum of two pages and should explain your reasons for applying and outline your suitability for the role.

If you have any questions about uploading your application documents, please contact Laura Cave, Project Coordinator, at applications@rsacademics.com. Laura can also be reached by calling our Head Office on +44 (0) 204 6269 795.

N.B. Safer recruitment checks will be made at all stages in the recruitment process.

• St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Calne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
• The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.
• RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.