Heathcoat Primary School
Foundation primary school in Tiverton (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
of School, Demelza Higginson A very warm welcome to Heathcoat Primary School and thank you looking at our website. At its heart, Heathcoat Primary is about helping our pupils to succeed.
We want children to acquire and embed the values, skills, qualities and characteristics that will help them to be happy and to succeed on their learning journey whilst with us as well as when they leave us. We are an inclusive school and it is part of our school's ethos to welcome every child and every family in exactly the same way.
We work hard to form a strong and trusting relationship with every parent/carer and child. We seek to inspire and challenge every pupil, in order to help them to fully develop their character, confidence, sense of compassion and to become determined to achieve their full potential in all that they choose to do.
At Heathcoat we also value hugely the relationships that we have developed with the other schools around us and, in particular, Rackenford C of E VA Primary School with whom we federated in January 2017.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Friends of Heathcoat School
- Key Stage 1
- Key Stage 2
- Forest Schools at HPS
- HPS Eco Warriors 2023-2024
- HPS School Council 2023-2024
- Physical Education
- The Learning Pit
- DFE link
- Forest School
- Real PE (Create Development)
- Accelerated Reader
- Numbots
- Reading Spine
Key facts
- URN
- 113343
- 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
- Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 8 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Flora Wood | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Flora Wood Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Barlow | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Hyland | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Gleeson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carly Wilkins | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Paula Hempstead | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jill Larcombe | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Flora Wood Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Victoria Weaver Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Demelza Higginson Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ruth Alphey Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Jane Pitkin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Emily Budden Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Giles Greenslade Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · 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