St William's Primary School
Community primary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
Location
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Calendar News Curriculum Gallery SWA Admissions for Reception 2026 Reception 2026 Open Events Welcome to St. Williams Primary We hope our website gives you a taste of life at our school. I am delighted to welcome you to our website, bringing you just a taste of life at our school and in our nursery.
As we move through the school year, so much has already happened and there is so much to look forward to, in our classrooms, in our school grounds and beyond the school gates. Our website gives information about our school, whats important to us and how we work.
It also gives just a taste of the wonderful range of activities our children take part in on a daily and weekly basis and across the school year. It outlines the progress our children are making and the wide range of successes they achieve including in sport, music, art and outdoor learning.
You can see the trips we have been on and the visitors we have had in school to inspire our learning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 120859
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (20 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Payal Patel | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Hilary Anderson Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sophie Mitchell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kim Chambers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lauren Mayhew | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Oliver Wray-Shaw | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Smedley | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Chelsea Nelson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alton Nutile | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Hacon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natasha Fenn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sara Bryson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jo Alderson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Tilbrook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Rice | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Miss Sarah Shirras | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd David Wells | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Hilary Anderson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gemma Page | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Harman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Nigel Murphy | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Bronwyn Coleman Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | 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