Heather Garth Primary School Academy
Academy converter primary school in Rotherham (Barnsley).
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
All parents see the education of their children as one of the most important parts of their lives and here, at Heather Garth Primary School, we feel exactly the same. The website gives an overview of the education and experiences we offer.
It cannot give a full picture but we hope that it will give you an insight into our work, our values and our aims for all members of our school community. At Heather Garth we aspire to have an educational community that: Ensures all learners are inspired and motivated to learn, improve and achieve success through opportunity, praise and choice.
Builds positive relationships through empathy, honesty, trust, respect and genuine care for each other. Promotes a sense of security, ownership, pride and responsibility. We believe that our aims and values can be most effectively fulfilled through a close partnership between home and school and we hope that the website will give you an insight into our school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Robotics
- Sewing
- Swimming
- White Rose Maths
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 139748
- 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
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 governors are linked to a profile (12 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 John Daryl Bennett Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Headteacher Jayne Louise Winnard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Paula Bennett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marie Bower Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stephanie Anne Hibbert Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jayne Winnard Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Leigh Holling Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katy Conlon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Louise Love Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 |
| Mr David Julian Roberts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Farr (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 |
| Mrs Sandra Farr Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 |
| Mrs Gail Slater | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2013 | |
| Mrs Sandra Farr Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Anne Stamps Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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