Lings Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Northampton (West Northamptonshire).
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).Lings Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 413 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. It is part of the NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Karen Rolf.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Gymnastics
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Zones of Regulation
Key facts
- URN
- 138955
- 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
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (0 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Perkins | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sally Perkins Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Rogilo | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Natalie Whitestone | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sally Perkins | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jessica Bailey | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Carol Crane | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Karen Rolf | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Kelly Pickford | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Diane Atkinson | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 | |
| Panchami Satheesh Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Tim Gray (likely) Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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