Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
Academy converter 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).Freemantle Church of England Community Academy is a Church of England primary school located in Southampton. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 449 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 465. It is part of the FREEMANTLE Church of England COMMUNITY ACADEMY. The school is led by Miss Nina Myszkowski.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Eco Club
- Football
- Karate
- Music
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Forest School
- Restorative Practice
- Times Tables Rock Stars
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
- 136641
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 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 Zak Leigh Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Lois Ann Torpey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Pete McBride | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Gary Hampton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Richard Ejaz Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs V Caldwell | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carly Hibbert | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Nigel Page | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Revd Karen Linington Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Grant Strange | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 |
| Mrs Janet Parker Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Barnett Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2011 | |
| Mrs Valerie Caldwell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 |
| Mr Michael Roger Denness Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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