Senior Admissions Manager

Full Job Description

In 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Job Title: Senior Admissions Manager - Blenheim

Location: Remote, with regular travel to school sites

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship

About us:

At Outcomes First Group, we believe every child has the ability to thrive when given access to a learning environment designed for their success. We exist to provide, champion and develop an exceptional education that is research-led and tailored around the abilities and aspirations of the individual - a commitment that shapes tomorrow’s leaders, cultivates a lifelong love of learning and equips young minds to craft their own bright futures.

At the heart of our philosophy lies a unique blend of tradition and innovation. We champion smaller class sizes, personalised learning plans and a curriculum that prepares students for success both in and beyond the classroom, evidenced in a 97% success rate in guiding our leavers into education, employment or training.

As the largest and most accomplished organisation in our sector, we have the capability to invest in forward-thinking initiatives and resources based on the needs of the individual pupil, rather than the collective. This investment creates consistent and measurable results for our pupils and teams.

Outcomes First Group operates a number of specialist education and care brands across the UK, including Blenheim Schools, each delivering tailored provision to meet the diverse needs of children and young people.

To find out more about our segments and expert services, visit: www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/our-services

The Role

As Senior Admissions Manager, you will provide senior leadership across a portfolio of schools, ensuring a consistent, high-quality admissions experience for families while supporting sustainable and responsible school growth.

This is a senior, strategic role with hands-on responsibility for admissions performance, frameworks, standards and reporting. You will work closely with school leaders, admissions colleagues, marketing teams and central functions to ensure admissions capacity, forecasting and conversion are aligned with educational delivery and organisational priorities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading admissions strategy across your portfolio of Blenheim schools, aligned to capacity, readiness and educational delivery
• Owning the end-to-end admissions journey from enquiry through to placement
• Embedding clear admissions frameworks, processes and service standards across schools
• Providing leadership, guidance and training to school-based admissions teams
• Using data, insight and CRM reporting to monitor pipeline health, conversion rates, trends and risks
• Delivering accurate admissions forecasting and capacity planning in partnership with education and finance teams
• Ensuring admissions insight informs marketing strategy and activity
• Acting as the escalation point for complex, sensitive or high-risk admissions cases
• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding, regulatory and organisational requirements
• Supporting the integration of new schools into the Blenheim admissions model

Essential Experience & Skills

• Senior experience leading admissions or enrolment within education or a comparable regulated, multi-site environment
• Strong understanding of admissions processes, capacity planning and conversion management
• Confident use of data and insight to manage performance and risk
• Experience using CRM systems to interrogate and report on admissions data
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leaders
• Sound judgement when handling sensitive or complex cases
• Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on
• Willingness to travel regularly to school sites

Desirable

• Experience within independent, international or all-ability school settings
• Experience working with growing or newly acquired school portfolios
• Experience embedding admissions frameworks or operating models
• Experience working closely with marketing or digital teams
• Familiarity with education sector challenges

Benefits

• Experience in standardising communications across multiple sites.
• Familiarity with education sector challenges.
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with contribution options
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” mental and physical health support
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible benefits via Vista (discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, critical illness cover and more)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and statutory requirements, which may affect timescales..