Parkgate Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Coventry (Coventry).
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
Opening the Gate to Success Welcome to Parkgate Primary School, an academy in the family of schools within The Futures Trust. We are one of the largest primaries in the city of Coventry serving a richly diverse community.
Here at Parkgate, we put your children at the heart of everything we do, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. At Parkgate, we believe that every child has the right to achieve their full potential with no barriers to learning .
As a result, we offer an exciting curriculum, tailored to the needs of our children and the community, balanced with exciting extra curricular activities and strong pastoral care. It is a privilege to work in close partnership with the children and families in our community, during their time with us here at Parkgate.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Gardening
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 143779
- 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
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (12 current, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carol Ann Blair Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jacqui Shearer | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Ms Amanda Rotherham | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Simon Bell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr George Harris | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Wilks | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Debbie McCarthy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Neil Clayton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Norwood | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carol Ann Blair Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Miss Natalie Colley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Zoe Richards | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 |
| Mrs Punam Chagger Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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