White Woman Lane Junior School
Community primary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
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
NESTT seeks to train highly effective teachers for our local schools. We focus on developing professional expertise, supporting trainees to realise their potential and to critically engage with evidence-informed practice and subject pedagogies.
We seek to provide entrants to the profession with the knowledge, skills and professional attributes essential to a life-long career in teaching.
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.- Athletics
- Climbing
- Computing
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Talk Boost
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 120914
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (16 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue Hill | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Bannister | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Martin White | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Spears | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Leggett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Joanna Margaret Haywood | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| The Reverend Margaret McPhee | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Pellatt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Stockings | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Hindley | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alice Ndiaye | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jill Steward | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Leggett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| The Reverend David Hagan-Palmer | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Doreen Kelf | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ashley Best-White | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Revd Sally McCubbin Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | 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