Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Wisbech (Norfolk).
Location
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Our aim is to bring the best out of every pupil that attends Marshland St James Primary & Nursery School. In our school we want our children to be caring and confident learners. We aim to provide a loving, safe and secure environment where every child has the belief to achieve and the sense of belonging to a Christian, school family.
We will nurture and encourage children's ambitions to enable them to believe in themselves: to become courageous learners, and to be compassionate, tolerant and respectful members of our school community. Our school logo is the shell of St James and a lapwing. The scallop shell is a symbol of St James who made pilgrimages across Europe spreading the word of God.
Pilgrims used the scallop shells to make oil lamps to light their way or to provide a vessel from which they could drink from. The lapwing is a bird that is found on farmland and low areas of northern Europe. They used to be a common sight on the marshy fen areas of East Anglia.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 142057
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (5 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Priya Schoenfelder | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirsty Susan Nightingale Confirmed same person | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Claire Gray | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jade Fitt | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr William Jupp | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
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