Herringthorpe Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Rotherham (Rotherham).
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
Engaging hearts and minds in the joy of learning Our outstanding school serves its community by working in partnership to provide an education of the highest quality through an understanding of shared values. Our school is a 3 form entry junior school with roughly 90 pupils in each year group and around 360 pupils on roll, aged from 7 to 11 years old.
The school building is modern and on a single level, allowing excellent access for all pupils and adults. We have extensive grounds with hard surface areas, spacious playing fields, adventure play equipment, an conservation area, sensory garden and a victory garden with its very own Anderson shelter!
As a school we celebrate the diversity of the wider community and are committed to the principles of inclusion and equality of opportunity.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Yoga
- Restorative Practice
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 141788
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Trueman Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rhiannon Armstrong | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jane Fearnley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Original (signatory) members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Headteacher Mandy Adams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| The Reverend Karen Skidmore Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eleanor Lockley | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Amanda Snowden | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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