St Margaret's Academy
Academy converter primary school in Torquay (Torbay).
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).Being outdoors 1/12 Outdoors in EYFS 2/12 School Chickens 3/12 4/12 5/12 6/12 7/12 Stage Coach visits St Margaret's 8/12 9/12 Biff & Chip 10/12 Buddy Learning 11/12 12/12 Previous Next Being outdoors 1/12 Outdoors in EYFS 2/12 School Chickens 3/12 4/12 5/12 6/12 7/12 Stage Coach visits St Margaret's 8/12 9/12 Biff & Chip 10/12 Buddy Learning 11/12 12/12 Previous Next Being outdoors 1/12 Outdoors in EYFS 2/12 School Chickens 3/12 4/12 5/12 6/12 7/12 Stage Coach visits St Margaret's 8/12 9/12 Biff & Chip 10/12 Buddy Learning 11/12 12/12 Previous Next Being outdoors 1/12 Outdoors in EYFS 2/12 School Chickens 3/12 4/12 5/12 6/12 7/12 Stage Coach visits St Margaret's 8/12 9/12 Biff & Chip 10/12 Buddy Learning 11/12 12/12 Previous Next
Enrichment
29 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Band
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Lego
and 13 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 136602
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.10 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Salter Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jamie Cree | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mrs Kristina Buttice Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Bridget Duff | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mrs Jane Bruten | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr James Bennett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Headteacher Nicola Jane O'Dwyer Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Sara Pike Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathan Dickson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nicholas Salter Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Claire Shiers Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Karen Lisa Colmer Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mrs Chloe Brooks Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nicholas Salter Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Alexander Kane Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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