St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Academy converter middle deemed secondary school in Dorchester (Dorset).
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
Welcome to St Marys Church of England Middle School Thank you for visiting the website for St. Marys C.E. Middle School. We are a 9-13 middle school situated on the outskirts of Puddletown, five miles east of the county town of Dorchester, in the beautiful Dorset countryside.
The pupils, staff and governors are very proud of our school, and we hope that this website will allow you to see why. St. Marys is a church school with an ethos built on the core Christian values of respect, forgiveness, justice, uniqueness, equality, acceptance and kindness. Our aim is to give every pupil the chance to achieve their potential in all areas of their life.
We embrace and celebrate difference and strive to build a school culture which allows everyone to experience a strong sense of belonging. Our priority is to equip our youngsters with the knowledge and skills to thrive as forward-thinking, outward-looking global citizens.
This is underpinned by our broad, engaging curriculum which allows St Marys pupils to benefit from specialist teaching and equipment in subjects such as Design and Technology, PE and Science as soon as they join us in Year 5.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Football
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 138189
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mike Foley (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Josh Mead | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Duncan Sleightholme Sleightholme | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tom Kirby | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elinor Vowles | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adrian Whiting Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Tim Ennion | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Rev Sarah Hillman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Helen Weir | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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