Long Buckby Junior School
Community primary school in Northampton (West Northamptonshire).
Location
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Long Buckby Junior School is situated on South Close next to the Rugby Club car park. If you are travelling from the A5 into the village, South Close is a right turn just past the Rugby Club.
Alternatively, if you are travelling from the A428 you will need to travel through the village, past the Infant School on your right, around a sharp left hand bend and keep travelling past the library. South Close is a left turn just past the fire station. School starts at 8:45 am and finishes at 3:30pm. The school week is 33.75 hours long.
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.- Basketball
- Football
- Music
- Rugby
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 121843
- 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
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Limpkin | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Bowman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Samantha Morran | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hayley Smythe | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carmen Evans-Sprules | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lynn Newbery | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Trevor Skeats | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachel Bond | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Samantha Warren | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Anthony Cox | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 |
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