School secretaries Pay Data UK — 2025

School secretaries roles in the UK earn a median of £25,641 per year, equivalent to £14.87 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 1.4% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £19,536 to £39,429 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for School secretaries roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About School secretaries

School secretaries provide administrative support in schools by keeping and maintaining school records and performing a range of routine clerical tasks within the school.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• sorts, files and otherwise deals with incoming and outgoing correspondence
• types directly or transcribes letters, reports and other documents, and prints or photocopies documents as required
• maintains administrative records relating to pupils and staff, and generates statistical and other reports
• handles enquiries from parents and arranges meetings with members of staff
• undertakes reception duties for visitors, handles face-to-face and telephone enquiries and passes on messages
• orders equipment and stationery
• arranges payment of invoices, handles cash

Entry Routes and Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, although many employers expect entrants to possess GCSEs/S grades, and professional secretarial courses typically require GCSEs/S grades. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.