Long Bennington Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in Newark (Lincolnshire).
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).From David Nicholson, Headteacher. I am very proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of Long Bennington Primary Church of England Academy. We are a vibrant and friendly Church of England primary school, with lots going on! This web site aims to give you a taster of our school, as well as providing regular updated information for our school community.
O ur school is a successful and happy place where our Christian values and school ethos aims to encourage all children to achieve their best, develop their interests and talents and become caring, considerate members of the community. We place a great emphasis on being a 'family' within school and have excellent support from parents for all areas of school life and work.
The whole school community aims to make this the very best school that we can be. The school continually strives for academic excellence, but also aims to develop its young people to be citizens of the world with open, enquiring minds - hungry to learn new things.
Our staff and governors are highly committed to providing the learning opportunities to allow this to be a reality for all our children. Please enjoy exploring our website, we hope you can find the information that you need. However, please contact the school direct if you wish further information or via e mail with any queries you may have and we will be happy to help you.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Music
- MyMaths
- Oak National Academy
- White Rose Maths
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
- Power of Reading
- Retrieval Practice
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 138057
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (4 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elise Ashworth Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanna Blatherwick Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Bethan Spiers-Davies | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Colin Sedgewick | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ewan Thomson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Raj Blackburn | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Benjamin Phillips Former | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Harris Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elise Ashworth Former | Local Governor | 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