Hempland Primary School
Academy converter primary school in York (York).
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).Hempland Primary School is a primary school located in York. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 422 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Abigail Innes.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Chess
- Choir
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Multisports
- Music
- Rugby
- Stem
Key facts
- URN
- 142844
- 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
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Susanna Dales-Simmonds Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanna Dales-Simmonds | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Olivia Sherif | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Asha Basu | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sally Weyman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Pegine Walrad | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Omar Razaq | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Abbie Innes | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Derek Scott Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Maria Katsipataki Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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