Ipplepen Primary School
Foundation primary school in Newton Abbot (Devon).
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).Ipplepen Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Abbot, Devon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 151 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the United Schools' Learning Partnership. The school is led by Mrs Claire Webb.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Climbing
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 113203
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (17 current, 0 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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 NIcholas Glanfield | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Russell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Viant | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Marcus West Confirmed same person | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Marcus West Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Joanna Towns | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin Harding Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Jonathan Couch | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Colin Randall-Greene | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Joanna Crathorne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Nicholls | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Victoria Faulkner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Carl Grindrod | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Leanne Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kenneth Singleton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Confirmed same person | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Gore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
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