Rooks Nest Academy
Academy converter primary school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Rooks Nest Academy is a primary school located in Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 366 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the ROOKS NEST ACADEMY. The school is led by Ms Kimberley Dawson.
Key facts
- URN
- 137438
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (16 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (14 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natalie Lomas Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Lisa Lancaster Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Rigby | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Jessica Bruce Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Elizabeth McGregor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Claypole Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rosanne Lilian Steel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gerald Mark Nicholls Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Rishikant Rishikant Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jayne James Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sherice Parfitt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Rowell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Father Jonathan Bish Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 |
| Mr Joe Yates (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Father John W Butterworth Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 |
| Kimberley Dawson Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Mrs Natalie Lomas Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jennifer Anne Townend Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 · 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