Wansdyke School
Academy converter primary school in Devizes (Wiltshire).
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
At Wansdyke we believe that every moment in school counts. Our school aims are centred around inspiring pupils, igniting passion and excitement throughout the curriculum as well as developing children with grit, empathy, independence and positivity so that they thrive in secondary school, and are able to adapt in the changing world they grow up in.
Children who attend Wansdyke know that they are part of a special family and that their success is what makes our school great. Wansdyke is a school that is constantly seeking to evolve and improve for the benefit of the whole community. Our staff team are dedicated, highly skilled and passionate about achieving the very best.
We are hugely proud of the school and we look forward to showing you why.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Lego
- Music
- Rugby
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 139303
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (5 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Taylor Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gemma Wrench | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kirsty Newlove | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nicholas Paget | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Samuel Heard | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
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