St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Exeter (Devon).
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).St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC) is a Church of England primary school located in Exeter, Devon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 611 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 630. It is part of the St CHRISTOPHER'S C of E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Emma Slaven.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
and 3 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142596
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Clarke | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Beddall | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Greg Sawyer | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jessica Hodges | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Simon Drake | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Fisher | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Emma Slaven | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Christian Keane | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2018 |
| Katie Steen Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Christopher Warren Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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