Data Manager - Independent Primary School - Southampton

Data Manager – Independent Primary School – Southampton

Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Paid to scale

School Information

This is a well-established Independent Primary School in Southampton , providing pupils with a supportive and ambitious education. The school places strong emphasis on academic progress, personal development and accurate assessment of pupil achievement.

The school uses pupil information and assessment data to monitor progress, identify areas for intervention and support effective communication between teachers and senior leaders.

The school is seeking a highly organised and analytical Data Manager to oversee pupil information and data administration.

The Role

The Data Manager will take responsibility for maintaining accurate and up-to-date school information.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining pupil records.

• Managing the school's management information system.

• Coordinating assessment data collection.

• Producing reports for senior leaders.

• Preparing attainment and progress information.

• Checking data for accuracy.

• Identifying discrepancies.

• Producing attendance and pupil reports.

• Supporting assessment cycles.

• Preparing information for parent reporting.

• Managing key data deadlines.

• Supporting staff with data-related queries.

• Maintaining confidential pupil information.

• Producing spreadsheets and analysis.

• Preparing information for senior leadership meetings.

• Supporting reporting requirements.

• Maintaining appropriate documentation.

• Updating pupil information promptly.

Assessment and Progress Data

The successful candidate will coordinate information submitted by teachers and ensure that assessment data is accurate.

This will involve monitoring deadlines, checking information and following up where data is incomplete.

You will work closely with teachers and senior leaders to ensure information is available when required.

Management Information System

The role will require confidence using school databases and information systems.

The Data Manager may be responsible for:

• Updating pupil records.

• Entering assessment information.

• Producing reports.

• Checking data integrity.

• Supporting colleagues with system queries.

• Maintaining accurate information.

• Producing pupil lists and analysis.

Experience with a school MIS such as SIMS or Arbor would be advantageous.

Reporting

The Data Manager will produce information to support school leaders in monitoring pupil achievement.

This may include:

• Assessment reports.

• Attendance information.

• Pupil progress reports.

• Intervention information.

• Class and year-group data.

• Senior leadership reports.

Strong Excel skills and excellent attention to detail will therefore be essential.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in data management or administration.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Confident Excel skills.

• Experience working with databases.

• Excellent organisational abilities.

• The ability to manage deadlines.

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Good problem-solving skills.

• A methodical approach.

• Experience handling confidential information.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Previous experience within a school environment would be highly advantageous.

Confidentiality and Data Protection

The role involves sensitive pupil information, so the successful candidate must maintain strict confidentiality and follow all relevant school procedures.

Why Join the School?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced data professional to join an established Independent Primary School in Southampton .

Application

If you have strong data management, administration, Excel or school MIS experience and would like to join an Independent Primary School in Southampton , please send your CV as soon as possible.