Lanesend Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Cowes (Isle of Wight).
Location
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Our school is filled with delightful children and dedicated, skilled and caring staff - 'Team Lanesend'. Our vision - 'Loving, learning and thriving' - reflects not only our nurturing environment but also our commitment to providing every child with the learning opportunities to make their best possible progress through their Primary School Journey.
We aspire for every child to feel nurtured and valued, with a thirst for learning and a recognition of the positive impact they can have on the world as global citizens. Through their learning rich experiences, we strive to create happy memories to last a lifetime. If you would like to find out more about our wonderful school, please don't hestitate to contact us.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Music
- Skateboarding
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Get Set 4 PE
- Kapow Primary
- Talk for Writing
- White Rose Maths
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 141305
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (9 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Watson | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ellis | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Karen Stant | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Fiona Hurn | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Melonie Hopkins | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Alex Augustus | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2035 |
| Joanna Saunders Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Hannah Mew | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Robert Torrington | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Sophie Overton Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Gillian Bushell Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · 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