Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Ely (Cambridgeshire).
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
Our aim is to bring the best out of every pupil that attends Mepal and Witcham CofE Primary School. At Mepal & Witcham, our vision is to equip all children with the responsibility and ability to nurture our current and future generations to excel not only academically, but excel personally.
We strive for our children to care about the world we live in with equal opportunities, social justice and equity at the core. We are rooted in an immersive Christian Ethos that coexists with our philosophy that to succeed in anything, we must care.
For this, we have the following: These 8 values are what we believe will equip and support our children to care, which is underpinned by this quote: They will not care what you say until they know that you care! Be kind and loving to each other. Ephesians 4:32 (ICB) To learn more about our curriculum including our Personal Development Curriculum, click the Curriculum tab below.
Mepal & Witcham C of E Primary School
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Mindfulness
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 141212
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (6 current, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Liza Field | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joy Walker Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Garry | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Brooks | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Gemma Sant | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steve Davis | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kirsty Susan Nightingale Confirmed same person | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Lynette Woodhouse Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Stuart Hales Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 · 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