Cropwell Bishop Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire).
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
The school's work and vision is based on four core values of: 'Cropwell Bishop Primary School will provide an inclusive environment for all, within which we will enable children, staff, parents, carers and the community to achieve personal greatness in all they do and empower them to want to do their very best.'
The following school aims outline how we will set about achieving the above mission statement: These aims and mission statement were developed by a 'visioning' group comprising parents, teachers, governors and the pupil school council.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Tennis
Key facts
- URN
- 143303
- 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
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (13 current, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Keast Confirmed same person | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lorna Guerbaouy | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Nicholson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Beech | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jeremy Lee | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Natalie Pickard | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Laura Brumby | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Darren Knowles | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Bateson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rachel White | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Councillor Alan Wilson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Eleanor Edwards | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Justin Newsham | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Wakefield Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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