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Headteachers in state schools are being paid more than £150,000 for the first time as salaries catch up with those in the private sector, according to research.
Some leading heads now earn more than Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, following a sharp rise in the number of top earners, it was claimed.
Leaders of the Government’s semi-independent academies are among those with the highest pay.
A recent advertisement offered up to “£150,000 or more” for an executive head of Henry Compton and Fulham Cross schools – a federation of two academies in west London.
Another proposed academy in Ashford, Kent, has sought a headteacher on a salary of around £125,000.
The standard starting pay for academy heads is £110,000.
According to the Times Educational Supplement, some state school headteachers earn even more, although salaries often include bonuses for other work.
One of the top-paid heads is believed to be Greg Martin, from Durand Primary School, south London, whose basic £70,000 salary is topped up with £85,000 for managing a series of on-site facilities, including a gym.
By comparison, Mr Balls is paid £143,946-a-year.
The highest-paid private school head is Tony Little, from Eton, who earns up to £190,000, said the TES.
Prof John Howson, director of Education Data Surveys, a research company, said heads’ pay was now “gobbling up” substantial portions of state school budgets… Continue reading
