St Pauls Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in Tipton (Sandwell).
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 the children and staff at St. Pauls would like to wish you a very warm welcome to our exciting website, where you will find lots of information about us. We hope our web gives you an entertaining and informative insight into our school. Our website is easy to navigate, so you wont get lost!
Keep your eye on our Newsletters and Diary pages which will bring you up-to-date with school events and all those important dates for your diaries. We hope you enjoy your visit to our web. If you do, why not leave a comment in our Guestbook ? We look forward to seeing you again soon.
'We walk by faith and not by sight' 2 Corinthians 5:7 Our web was last updated on 12 February 2026
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.- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Cornerstones Curriculum
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 140921
- 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
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 governors are linked to a profile (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hayley Abbott Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Collinson | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lynne Hickman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Bott Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Diocese of Lichfield Educational Trust | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Cheryl Green | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Laura Omelchuk | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Mrs Sukhdeep Basrai Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kerry Lakin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Ann Buckley | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Anna McGuire Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 | |
| Mrs Anna McGuire Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Thomas Richards Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Wood (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · 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