Southfield Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Swindon (Swindon).
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
Southfield is a junior academy in Highworth, near Swindon. We are very proud to be part of Grove Learning Trust. It is my pleasure to welcome you to our website. Southfield is a school that champions every child and through our values, we enable children to grow into life-long learners.
We strongly believe that learning has no limits and do our best to make sure that each day is successful for every child. Alongside our core subjects, the children engage in a broad curriculum and participate in events, theme days and trips to enhance their learning.
Take a look at our curriculum pages for further information and snapshots of the children's learning opportunities. Our children are 'ready', 'respectful' and 'safe' and as a result we have calm and productive learning environments. We prioritise the use of walking walls to encourage children to be independent learners.
Staff ensure children are at the heart of every decision and we are passionate about building positive, trusting relationships.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Gardening
- Mindfulness
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137460
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Finnegan | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Isaac Odiase | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Severine Poncelet | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Colleen Hughes | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rachel Wheeler | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rhianna Courtney | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julie Warburton | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Abbie McNally | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Chelsea Belcher Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Isaac Odiase Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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