The Claypole Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Newark (Lincolnshire).
Location
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Welcome to The Claypole Church of England Primary School. It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to our wonderful Church of England Primary School of which we are all very proud. Claypole is a small, friendly and thriving village school in an attractive, rural location serving both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire families. We have small class sizes of approximately 25.
This is a school where children and adults have fun, work hard and achieve our very best. We love sports, art and music and produce fantastic work. You will hear much laughter and see smiling faces when you visit us, but you will also see good quality work in every part of our school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
- Music
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- White Rose Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 120544
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Tony Tucker | Chair of Governors | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Fisher Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Jarman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Kirk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emily Phillips | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Johnson | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Charlotte Dodes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Deborah Beet | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Tyrrell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Tony Tucker | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Headteacher Martyn Wells | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr John Garner Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Mark Street-Docherty Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stephen Jarman Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | 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