Oldfield Park Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Bath (Bath and North East Somerset).
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
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.
Needless to say, both schools share the common purpose of ensuring the very best education for our wonderful children. Oldfield Park Junior School, sometimes referred to as OPJS, is a community school for children from the ages of 7 to 11 years old (Key Stage 2).
The schools is proud to be part of the Palladian Academy Trust alongside 12 other schools and do follow the tab on the side to learn more. As the timeline below illustrates, OPJS has diligently and proudly served the local community since 1893, starting as South Twerton School and, in more recent and modern times, as Oldfield Park Junior School.
Our distinctive and iconic buildings are listed with the English Heritage as a Building of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Debating
- Hockey
- Music
- Orchestra
- Stem
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 143558
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- 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, 4 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 Louise Van Roy | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2040 |
| 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 |
| David Goucher | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Ms Marialena Edmands Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Alison Jane Paul Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Alison Jane Paul Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Dave Goucher Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 · 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