Laxton Junior School
Other independent school (North Northamptonshire).
Location
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Oundle School Home ● Who we are ● Heads Welcome Welcome to Laxton Junior School; a warm, vibrant community where every child is known and understood. "I feel hugely privileged to lead LJS: a school where everybody is somebody." At Laxton Junior School, everybody is somebody . This belief shapes everything we do.
Every child at LJS is truly known, not just as a pupil, but as an individual with their own personality, passions and potential. It means your child won't get lost in the crowd. They will be celebrated for who they are and encouraged to become the very best version of themselves. It's why happiness and wellbeing matter here as much as academic success.
Children thrive when they feel cared for, and they learn best when they feel confident and safe to take risks. It's why we personalise learning for each child. We help them discover their strengths, nurture their curiosity, and provide the right support or challenge to help them grow.
It's why our teachers go the extra mile, because they know the right encouragement at the right moment can unlock a child's potential for life.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
27 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Chess
- Choir
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
- Karate
- Lego
- Mandarin
and 11 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 122141
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1973
Governing body
iThese are the governors named in the charity's own Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2024, page 3. The Charity Commission register does not list them.The report lists everyone who served as a governor during the year or up to the date of signing. A later report (year ended 31 July 2025) is filed only as a scan with no readable text, so it was not used.Run by The Corporation of Oundle School (registered charity 309921, Royal Charter body RC000396). iThe Charity Commission register lists 'Laxton Junior School' as a working name of this charity.The match is on the exact school name given on the register, so it is labelled as such. The Department for Education publishes no governance records for independent schools.
Governors named in the Trustees' Annual Report (year ended 31 July 2024)
| Name | Role, time on the body and dates | Nominated by |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Ringrose | Chairman 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 · Resigned 31 Jul 2024 | Grocers' Company |
| Timothy Coleridge Also a director of Oundle School International Ltd | Chairman from 1 August 2024 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 Companies House: director of Oundle School International Limited since 27 August 2024 (supporting only) | Grocers' Company |
| Ian Hodgson | Vice Chairman 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Governing Body |
| Neil Chippington | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Howard Clayden | Governor 8m+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 · Resigned 7 Apr 2024 | Governing Body |
| Charles McAndrew | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Deborah McGregor | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Christopher Tyler Also a director of Oundle School Enterprises Ltd | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 Companies House: director of Oundle School Enterprises Limited since 1 August 2021 (supporting only) | Grocers' Company |
| James Whitmore Also a director of The Oundle School Building Company Ltd | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 Companies House: director of The Oundle School Building Company Limited since 1 August 2021 (supporting only) | Grocers' Company |
| Charles Bowman | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 · Resigned 31 Jul 2024 | Grocers' Company |
| Suzanna D'Oyly | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Governing Body |
| Guy Chisenhale-Marsh | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Jason Hill | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Governing Body |
| Alasdair Kennedy | Governor 1y+ On the body since at least 1 Aug 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Oliver Brettle | Governor 1y Appointed 14 Sep 2023 | Governing Body |
| Edward Campbell-Johnston | Governor 1y Appointed 14 Sep 2023 | Grocers' Company |
| Ben Shepherd-Smith TD | Governor 1y Appointed 26 Sep 2023 | Governing Body |
| Ian Lawson | Governor 4m Appointed 1 Aug 2024 | Governing Body |
| Saskia Jordan | Governor 4m Appointed 1 Aug 2024 | Grocers' Company |
| Edmund Christian Stewart-Smith | Governor 4m Appointed 1 Aug 2024 | Grocers' Company |
3y exact 5y+ at least iA plain bar with, say, 3y is exact: a filed report gives the governor's appointment date. A muted, hatched bar with 5y+ is a lower bound: the governor is named in the earliest report we can read with no appointment date, so we count from the start of that report's year and the real start may be earlier. Counted to 12 December 2024, when the latest readable report was signed; who is serving after that is not known.Reports used (Charity Commission register, Accounts and TAR, read from the text layer only):
year ended 31 July 2025 - scanned, no text layer, not used
year ended 31 July 2024 - text, read (page 3)
year ended 31 July 2023 - not available from the register (it timed out), not used
year ended 31 July 2022 - not available from the register (it timed out), not used
year ended 31 July 2021 - not available from the register (it timed out), not used
Companies House appointment dates for governors who are also directors of a subsidiary are shown as supporting evidence only.
Source: The Corporation of Oundle School, Annual Report and Financial Statements, year ended 31 July 2024 (Charity Commission register, Accounts and TAR received 6 March 2025), page 3. Open the PDF. Names are copied from the text of the filed report; nothing is read by OCR.
The charity also owns 3 companies (Oundle School International Ltd, Oundle School Enterprises Ltd, The Oundle School Building Company Ltd) and the charity The Oundle School Foundation.
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