Oldfield Park Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Bath (Bath and North East Somerset).
Location
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It is with a great sense of pride that I write to you as the Executive Headteacher of both Oldfield Park Infant School and Oldfield Park Junior School respectively. Indeed, although we share common values, history and the wonderful community of Oldfield Park, they are two seperate schools.
Oldfield Park Infant School, sometimes referred to as OPIS, is a community school for children from the ages of 4 to 7 years. The history of the school dates from 1878 and the school has a long tradition of serving the local community. Some families have been educated here for several generations!
OPIS is proud to be part of the Palladian Academy Trust alongside ten other schools and do follow the tab on the side to
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 143557
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Barnett | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachael Van Roy | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Richardson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Sarah Jane Dent | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vanessa Locke | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2024 · until 2050 | |
| Mrs Nancy Widdowson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Florence Claire Lupton | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hannah Elisabeth Gatter | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Eloise Johnson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alexandra Humphrey | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Guppy | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dave Goucher | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Dave Goucher Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Alison Jane Paul Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Marialena Edmands Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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