Data Manager - Independent School - Hammersmith & Fulham

Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Dependent on experience

Data Manager

A highly regarded Independent School in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is looking for an experienced and detail-focused Data Manager to join its administrative and operations team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a key role within the school, supporting senior leaders and teaching teams by ensuring that student information is accurate, secure and readily available. The successful candidate will take ownership of the school's management information systems and play an important part in assessment, attendance, reporting and wider school improvement.

You will be responsible for maintaining and developing the school's pupil data systems, ensuring records are accurate and updated promptly. You will work closely with senior leaders, Heads of Department, pastoral teams and administrative colleagues to collect, process and present information in a clear and useful format.

The role will involve supporting assessment cycles, producing reports on attainment and progress, monitoring attendance information and preparing data for leadership meetings. You will need to be confident working with large amounts of information and able to identify inconsistencies before they affect reporting.

You will also support the administration of admissions, student transfers and leavers, ensuring records are maintained correctly throughout the student lifecycle. Where required, you will assist with statutory data returns and provide information for school reporting requirements.

Strong Excel skills will be important, as you may be required to manipulate data, create reports and identify trends. Experience with a school MIS such as SIMS, Arbor or Bromcom would be advantageous.

School Information

The School is an Independent School with a strong academic reputation and a clear commitment to providing students with an excellent education alongside outstanding pastoral support.

Students are motivated, respectful and encouraged to become confident, independent learners. The school offers a broad curriculum and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities designed to develop students' interests and prepare them for further education and future careers.

The school has a professional and collaborative culture, with staff across academic, pastoral and administrative teams working closely together.

Accurate information is central to the school's approach to monitoring progress and supporting students, making the Data Manager an important part of the wider school operation.

Data Manager - Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day responsibility for the school's student data systems

• Maintain accurate and secure pupil records

• Manage the school's MIS

• Process admissions, transfers and student leavers

• Support assessment and reporting cycles

• Produce attainment and progress reports

• Provide attendance data and analysis

• Prepare information for senior leadership meetings

• Support statutory data returns and school census processes

• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies

• Maintain data quality across school systems

• Provide guidance to staff using school databases

• Manage confidential student information appropriately

• Support timetable and curriculum data where required

• Produce reports using Excel and other reporting tools

• Assist with wider school improvement projects involving data

The role will require someone who can work independently while maintaining regular communication with senior leaders and colleagues.

Data Manager - Experience and Qualifications

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous Data Manager or School Data Officer experience

• Strong experience working with school management information systems

• SIMS, Arbor or Bromcom experience desirable

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong analytical and numerical ability

• Excellent attention to detail

• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

• Experience producing reports and analysing information

• Strong organisational and time-management skills

• Ability to work accurately under pressure

• Excellent communication skills

The school will consider candidates from other data-focused environments where they can demonstrate strong analytical, administrative and systems experience.

Working Environment

The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership, teaching staff, pastoral teams and the wider administration department.

The role is particularly suited to someone who enjoys working behind the scenes to ensure that the information used to make important decisions is reliable and accurate.

You will have a high level of responsibility and will be trusted to manage confidential information professionally. The position also offers scope to improve existing processes and introduce more efficient approaches to data management.

Salary

The salary for this Data Manager position will be dependent on experience.

Application

Please send your CV for this Data Manager position as soon as possible.