The Spinney Primary School
Community primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
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
The Governing Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the school. From this, we develop our vision and core values. Our vision for the school sets out how we want it to develop over time, and what we want it to achieve for pupils, staff and the school community.
To help us in our day-to-day activities in the school, we summarise our vision using our core values: So that children in our community can be safe , we also want them to be happy, recognise their strengths and articulate them with pride, and know what's right and wrong for themselves. We want to prepare children in our community to be ready for next steps (both academically and socially), for lifelong learning, for ambition (because every child should feel confident enough to dream big dreams), and for their community (because a sense of belonging reduces safeguarding risks experienced by young adults).
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Computing
- Dance
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Tennis
- Book Talk
- Pie Corbett
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Reading Spine
- Talk for Writing
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 110765
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Omodeleola Makinde | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phillip Catton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adeyemi Olatunde | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Mary Beth Benbenek | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Karim Marsaoui | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Martha Hughes | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Rose Lee | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Samantha Duncan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Holly Parkes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Hamish Symington Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Beverly Jones Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · 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