Bunwell Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Norwich (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
Our Trust shares the same co-operative ethos and values which are translated in to school life as C.A.R.E. Our children will have their self esteem nurtured to enable them to be happy in themselves and achieve their full potential. We will ensure children are confident in their ability.
We will ensure they are able to recognise the areas in which they are not as strong, and are confident in their strategies for progressing. Our children will be given the opportunity to speak in a variety of contexts and to a variety of audiences.
Our curriculum, both inside and outside the school day, will give the children the skills they need to take to secondary school and beyond. We will encourage them to have aspirations and ambitions, to 'dream big dreams'. Our children will not only learn to ask questions but to research answers, analyse information and question plausibility.
We will prepare our children for a world that is changing technologically every day. Our children will understand the value of money, be organised and know how to keep themselves safe and healthy.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Football
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Rugby
- Forest School
- Talk Boost
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 143459
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 Hannah Meek Confirmed same person | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ruth Grose Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laurie Smith | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Julie Montagner | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Proudfoot | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matt Aldrich | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony Xavier | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Kirsty Mitchell | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Mia Bennett | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julia Clark | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marie Hales | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
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