Gotherington Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire).
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).G ive your best O pen your mind A im high L ove learning S ucceed Welcome to Gotherington Primary School Open Days for Reception New Starters 2026 We would like to invite you to visit our school at 9:15am on either the 5th, 12th or 19th of November 2025 It is not necessary to book an appointment - we look forward to welcoming you to our school for one of these sessions.
I have great pleasure in introducing you to our dynamic, positive and aspiring learning community. My colleagues and I are very proud of our school. This is a highly motivated, hardworking school, totally committed to providing an excellent platform for learning.
I am very proud of the warm and happy atmosphere which pervades the school, and believe that the key to our success is the quality of relationships and the high levels of care which exist between all members of the school community.
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Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Connecting Classrooms
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 137207
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (10 current, 2 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 Dale Wootton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Michelle Biddle Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Forrester Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Miss Emmy Badham | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Potter Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Mintram Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judith Price Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mr Shaw Richard Goodwin Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 |
| Mr Mark Longland Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
| Mr Michael Mintram Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 |
| Ms Rachel Jones Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kerry Wright Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | 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