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About

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We hope this website gives you a taste of what our school community is all about. Our Vision and Ethos as a school is to create a climate where all learners are welcomed and are enabled to achieve their potential.

We seek to be an outstanding school and aim for our children to grow into confident, enthusiastic and happy learners who develop their abilities and talents to the full and achieve their very best. With the support of our local community, all of our children are offered a wide range of high quality learning...

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Basketball
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Music
  • Forest School

Key facts

URN
113747
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 9
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (11 current, 1 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Simon PearceChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Headteacher Corinne MarchGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mrs Julia NinehamGovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Martin ButcherGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Nicholas IllesGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Julia Anne BishopGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Professor Grant StentifordGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Laura WelchGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Gordon ScottGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Paul AndrewsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Angela Jane ForseyGovernance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professionalsince 2021
Mr Gary Andrew Spracklen FormerGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2017 · 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