Southill Lower School
Community primary school in Biggleswade (Central Bedfordshire).
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
Our Nursery employs a fully qualified teacher and a qualified level 3 teaching assistant. This is so that we can provide a high quality early years education that will prepare the children to achieve well in their future schooling. More about this research can be found at Institute of Education website on the EPPSE project pages.
Please see below the following documents in regards to Pre-School which you may find useful: Information on the 30 hours entitlement and the school milk scheme can be found here: To register for School Milk, please see below:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 109481
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Parsons | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Tuckwell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robin Welsford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Robert Jackson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Holmes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Teale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tarryn Viney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Joanna Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jon Purchase | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Naomi Jane Izzard | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rachel Pearce | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Ms Naomi Kerley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Samantha Barlow | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Tenille Rimmer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Abbey Barlow Former | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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