Data Manager – Secondary School – Colchester

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

This is a well-established Secondary School in Colchester serving pupils aged 1118 within a structured and inclusive educational environment.

The school places considerable importance on accurate assessment pupil progress and effective use of information. Senior leaders and teaching staff rely on high-quality data to monitor achievement identify intervention requirements and support pupil development.

The school is seeking a highly organised Data Manager to oversee pupil information assessment data and reporting processes.

The Data Manager will be responsible for maintaining accurate and accessible school data.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining pupil records.

• Managing the schools management information system.

• Coordinating assessment data collection.

• Producing reports for senior leaders.

• Preparing attainment and progress information.

• Checking data accuracy.

• Identifying discrepancies.

• Producing attendance reports.

• Supporting assessment cycles.

• Preparing information for reporting periods.

• 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.

The successful candidate will coordinate data submissions from teaching departments and ensure information is complete and accurate.

You will monitor deadlines check submissions and follow up missing information.

The role requires excellent organisation and attention to detail.

The Data Manager will need to be confident working with databases and school information systems.

Responsibilities may include:

• Updating pupil records.

• Entering assessment data.

• Producing reports.

• Checking data integrity.

• Supporting staff with system queries.

• Maintaining accurate records.

• Producing pupil lists and analysis.

Experience with SIMS Arbor or another school MIS would be advantageous.

You will prepare information for senior leaders and teaching staff.

Reports may include:

• Assessment data.

• Attendance information.

• Progress information.

• Intervention data.

• Year-group reports.

• Departmental information.

Strong Excel skills will be important.

The successful candidate should have:

• Previous data management or administration experience.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Confident Excel skills.

• Experience working with databases.

• Excellent organisational abilities.

• The ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong communication skills.

• Good problem-solving abilities.

• A methodical approach.

• Experience handling confidential information.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Previous experience within education would be highly advantageous.

The successful candidate will handle sensitive pupil information and must maintain strict confidentiality.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Data Manager or administrator to join a well-established Secondary School in Colchester.

If you have strong data management Excel database or school MIS experience please send your CV as soon as possible.