Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
Foundation primary school in Canterbury (Kent).
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
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. The Headteacher is James Williams.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Toast
- Juice, milk or water
- A range of fresh fruit
- Forest School
- Letters and Sounds
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 118536
- 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
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).3 governors are linked to a profile (2 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Martina Graham | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Donohoe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd David Anand Sodadasi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Elise Monks | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Verrion | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Hannah Perry | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Messenger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sue Collins (likely) | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alex Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Elizabeth Greenfield Confirmed same person | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Millership | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Pataky | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Williams Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Rebecca Holmes Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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