Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy
Academy converter primary school in Doncaster (Doncaster).
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
A very warm welcome to Shaw Wood. We are a friendly, hardworking, fun loving, community focused school. We do our very best to put your child's academic, social and holistic needs and requirements at the forefront of everything that we do.
Our aim is to create a safe, happy, exciting learning environment, where all children have fun while they learn and are able to achieve the highest standards possible. Whilst we have high standards and expectations around behaviour, attendance, punctuality and school work; we are a fully inclusive school and support all children to achieve their best.
A vital part of this is to develop children's self-esteem and self-confidence through our THRIVE ethos and nurturing environment, creating an atmosphere where everyone is valued regardless of their age, gender, race, faith, or ability.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Lego
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Taekwondo
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 138705
- 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
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Cosgrove | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Neil Cosgrove Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Stevenson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Rosie Buckley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jayne Purdy | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Karen Woodstones Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Woodstones Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Scott Duffield Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Nicola Parker-Watts Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Nicola Parker-Watts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Samantha Blakeley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Ridley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Woodstones Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
| Mr Matthew Ridley Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 |
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