The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Sleaford (Lincolnshire).
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 Kirkby la Thorpe C of E Primary Academy Welcome to Kirkby la Thorpe Church of England Primary Academy. We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. Situated in the village of Kirkby la Thorpe, we are a small, rural primary school, meeting the needs of pupils across Sleaford and the surrounding area.
We aim to give you a taster of our school, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents, carers and pupils.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Children
- Choir
- Football (Monday KS2)
- Netball
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 140445
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (11 current, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Leanne Holmes | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Paul Staples Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laurie Gough Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirsty James Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Drayton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Smith Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| June Richardson | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Clare Early Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Clare Early Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Andrew Parker Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 |
| Mr Philip Sharpe Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | since 2013 | |
| Mr Jonathan Jackson Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2026 | |
| Miss kay Waller Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mrs Victoria Smith Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kirsty James Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Amanda Cooke Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Drayton Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Sykes Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Parker Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
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