The Elms Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Faringdon (Oxfordshire).
Location
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Welcome to The Elms Primary School
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Netball
- Robotics
- Rugby
- Stem
- Tennis
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138009
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Nisbett | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Smith | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Rebecca Gavin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sarah Gristwood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Daniel Read Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Katie Stewart | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Ellins | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Michael Rowlatt Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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