Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy
Free schools primary school in Gloucester (Gloucestershire).
Location
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We aim to provide educational excellence inspired by the world around us. To grow curious, responsible and confident learners within a caring community, in partnership with our families, upholding our Christian values.
Curiously, tentatively, step by step we grow, nourished and nurtured by God's love, our homes, our school and our community, our steps grow stronger, more confident, more ambitious. Steps that take us closer to our hopes, our aspirations. At Clearwater we aim to inspire and support every child in their journey to their dreams – every step of the way.
As a new school we thought of ourselves from tiny beings growing into fully formed adults. We thought of our school growing into a bigger one. We each made a mustard seed and then thought about "Our small steps to big dreams!" Everyone added a leaf to our mustard tree and we have written something we hope to "grow in ourselves."
We think of our Christian Values as the birds nesting in the trees. The pupils and adults are encouraged, through worship focused on our Christian values, to grow spiritually into the best that they can be and to have aspirations for themselves and the world.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Vacancy for Teaching Assistant
- DGAT
- Growth Mindset
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 143712
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sharon Trotman | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sharon Trotman Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Sarah Quigley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Walters | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Stacey Small | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sharon Trotman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Mark Siddall | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John De Gruyther | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Donna Hayward | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Courtney Lister Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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