Fawcett Primary School
Foundation 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
Growing and Learning to gether Safeguarding Our Vision and Values Curriculum A warm welcome to Our Federation We are two schools who are growing and learning together, just like our community in the heart of Cambridge. At our roots are a set of values that are important to us.
We set off on an adventure together and encourage children, staff and our community to always keep learning.
Fawcett Primary School Trumpington Meadows Fawcett Primary School Alpha Terrace, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9FS Opal - Platinum Award We are delighted to share that both Fawcett and Trumpington Meadows have been awarded the Platinum Award from Opal for the quality of our playtimes!
We have worked hard over the last 2 years to improve play opportunities for our children - we now have so many different activities for them to choose from - water, mud, building, creative areas, just to name a few.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 110766
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Naomi Walker-Pearl | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Woodham Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rhiannon George | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Professor David Yates | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Dirk Sinjan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jason French | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sara Garnham | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Laura Robitaille | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Gita Aminpour | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jemma Calverley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Elenor Ling | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Woodham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jennifer Hefti | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2017 | |
| Mr Gavin Davies Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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