Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Melton Mowbray (Leicestershire).
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).Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 98 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 119. It is part of the RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Neil Bardsley.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cross Country
- Football
- Music
- Yoga
- Jane Considine (The Write Stuff)
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 140913
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Butler | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Monica Judson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 |
| Mr Richard Bingham | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anouska Beck | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Stuart Risk | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Macdonald | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Mike Wray | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Jamie Cope Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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