Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Smethwick (Sandwell).
Location
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Welcome to Uplands Manor Primary School's website. We hope you are able to use the site to find out about our school and how we work together for success. We are a large primary school in Sandwell. I have previously been headteacher at three other primary schools and started at Uplands in September 2024.
I love serving the school and local community and look forward to working in close partnership with you to ensure that your child fulfils their potential. The school vision and values have been written and agreed by us all, showing how we achieve, believe, create, don't give up and are enthusiastic about our work at school.
Our safeguarding ethos permeates the school as we care for the well-being of all our children and the development of the whole child. Pupils feel happy, safe and there are respectful teacher-pupil relationships. We provide high quality pastoral support. Our school governors are visible in school and help offer support and challenge.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Job Opportunities
- Governance
- Reading with your child
- Wrap Around Care
- Extra-Curricular Clubs
- PE Days
- Early Years (EYFS)
- School Gateway App
- Phonics
Key facts
- URN
- 131184
- 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
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1997
Governing body (9 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Tyson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Tyson Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Hartill | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Pamela Elizabeth Hepburn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd Sara Moore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Catherine Jane Campbell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Tyson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Keen | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Miss Nicole Macdonald | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louisa Justine Simcock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mohammed Naveed Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Robert Bruce Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Hartill Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Kerrise James 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