King Alfred School (KAS) is a progressive independent school in idyllic grounds in North London. Our independence means that we can take a holistic approach to education, value the progress young people make in every area and experiment with innovative ideas.
We are looking for an Admissions & Data Officer who will support the school’s Registrar with the admissions process and oversee prospective student data on the school’s management information system.
The Role
Admissions responsibilities
- Responsibility for overseeing prospective student data on the school’s management information system
- Responsibility for liaising with the local authority to inform them of school leavers and joiners, as required, and submitting new starter safeguarding requests to schools
- Support the Registrar with place offers to new students, as required
- Responsibility for managing Offers and Acceptances data, and chasing parents for documentation if necessary
- Support the Registrar with new place applications, including communications to families
- Maintain the waiting list with information on families who are actively interested in a place, across all year groups
- Updating relevant Admissions records in a timely manner
- Acknowledge all incoming communications from prospective parents, responding as required and ensuring receipt of all relevant supporting documentation
- Work with the Registrar to co-ordinate applications and prepare for processes at main entry points of Reception, Year 7 and Year 12
- Work with the Registrar to communicate with parents where required as part of the onboarding process, including individual responses and group messages via the school’s communication system
- Carrying out individual tours for prospective parents as required
- Attend and assist with preparation for open events, as required by the Registrar and Director of Communications
- Assisting with organisation and preparation for assessments at main entry points, as well as for occasional place visits, as required by the Registrar
- Attending GCSE results day and dealing with Sixth Form transition queries
- Any other tasks that are commensurate with the position, as requested by your Line Manager (Registrar).
Data tracking:
- Numbers of applications across all main entry points and year groups
- Look at annual trends for different entry points
- Geographical analysis of where families come from and identifying trends
- Trends in support of DEIB
- Where families hear about us, and highlighting patterns
- Which nurseries and schools children come from, and associated trends
- Reasons parents choose KAS for their child/children – and reasons why parents decline places
- Track KAS leavers year on year, by year group, why they leave and where they go
Comparing publicly available data across competitor schools, including fee levels, deposits, exam results
The post-holder should have the following:
- Educated to GCSE level (including English and Maths)
- Experience working in a UK independent school would be preferred but is not essential.
- Experience in a school admissions or data role would be desirable but is not essential.
- Excellent IT skills, particularly Outlook, Excel and Word, database inputting
- An eye for detail and good concentration skills in a busy office
- Effective communicator, both written and oral
- Personal skills of diplomacy, tact and sensitivity are essential in this role
We have excellent benefits which include:
- Free lunch during term time
- Contributory Pension Scheme (5% employee contributions, 10% employer contributions) and associated life assurance scheme
- Termly opportunity to participate in car parking permit scheme
- Use of School gym facilities
- Staff CPD
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Working Pattern:
4 days a week (32 hours), term time plus 2 weeks in school closure periods (44.6 weeks per annum)
Salary: Actual salary £27,838.50 (based on FTE of £40,571.80)
We are seeking to enhance the diversity of our staff and student body and would therefore particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our school community, especially those from the global majority.
To read more about DEI at King Alfred, please see our DEI and Belonging statement and KAS Against Racism policy.
Closing date for applications: midnight on Thursday 2nd July 2026
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