Coppice Primary School
Foundation primary school in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Coppice Primary School is a primary school located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 411 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the Four Oaks Learning Trust for Excellence. The school is led by Mrs Selina Lees.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Cooking
- Cross Country
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Hockey
- Lego
- Netball
- Tennis
- Music
- Forest School
- Jigsaw PSHE
- Kapow Primary
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 103390
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 3 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (1 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Higgins | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Thomas Hird | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee Broomhall | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lindsay Taylor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Golaleh McGinnell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Margaret Barnfield | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tony Goddard (likely) | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Barker | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Higgins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Griffiths Confirmed same person | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Bowen | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachel Elizabeth Passey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Harry Walklett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Selina Lees | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Henderson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lindsay Taylor Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mairead Ross Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record