Southery Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Downham Market (Norfolk).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Southery Academy is a primary school located in Downham Market, Norfolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 83 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 98. It is part of the EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Elaine Huntington.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cross Country
- Football
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 142468
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Rebecca Blackall | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Louise Culley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Deborah Anne Louise Hinks Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Scott Michael Horsley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Emily Petto | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Cresswell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Natalie Jayne Heighton Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Louisa-Jane Phoenix Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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