Newlands Primary School
Foundation primary school in Southampton (Southampton).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Newlands Primary School on behalf of everyone at Newlands Primary School, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to our school and hope you have a happy and exciting learning journey with us.
At Newlands we work hard to provide a stimulating, supportive and challenging learning environment in which children feel confident and want to learn and do their best. We believe every child wants to succeed and has the potential to achieve great things.
We aim to meet the needs of each individual by ensuring we provide them with the opportunities, support and encouragement needed to develop their social, emotional, creative, academic and physical abilities to the full. Our vision is: 'No Child Left Behind' and we all sign up to this as a team.
W e are a big on relationships and want our children to know their staff and each other well so that we foster a respectful ethos of tolerance and acceptance of everyone in Team Newlands.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Team Newlands
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 133704
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2003
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Dobson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Cavaliere | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Townsend | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Leonie Colegrave | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sukant Kumar | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Taylor | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jeremy Harris | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Marloes Hayward-Vergers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Mellor | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Mrs Jackie Janson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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