Canada Hill Community Primary School
Community 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
At the time of writing Canada Hill has been open for almost 30 years. We have written a short booklet about our history which you can look at below or click the video link on the left of this page to watch the first day of Canada Hill with Mr Dolman the first headteacher.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Football
- Music
- Rugby
- Accelerated Reader
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Letters and Sounds
- 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
- 113245
- 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
- Devon
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amy Keene | Chair of Governors | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonny Kirkham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Simmons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Trevor Sewell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Eleanor Young | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Denise Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Emma Cully | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tom Wilson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chris Harrill | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Roberts | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Penny | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Delphine Knott | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2004 |
| Mr Stephen Hobbs Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 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