St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Ventnor (Isle of Wight).
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
Total number of hours of learning time - 32.5 hours a week Total number of hours of learning time - 32.5 hours a week St. Francis Catholic & Church of England Primary Academy is part of the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, St Catherine's College, Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL Telephone: 01273 425001 Website: A Company Limited by Guarantee in England and Wales Registered No. 09201845 Total number of hours of learning time - 32.5 hours a week
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Jolly Phonics
- Oxford Reading Tree
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 143541
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Watson | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ellis | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Karen Stant | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Fiona Hurn | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Melonie Hopkins | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Joanna Saunders Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Hannah Mew | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Robert Torrington | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Alex Augustus | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2035 |
| Sophie Overton Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Gillian Bushell Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · 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