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About

I am delighted to welcome you to Dr South's School website and to present this brief introduction to our school. Dr South's is a small, friendly and close-knit village school with high levels of pastoral care and individual attention. The school roll numbers about a hundred children.

Many pupils are from our catchment villages of Islip, Noke and Woodeaton, although we welcome some from further afield when space permits. Many of these families choose us because the quality of relationships between all members of the school community resembles that of a loving family, something we can achieve in a school of this size.

Nurtured here, children feel valued and form strong, lasting friendships. "Pupils are very happy at school. Warm and trusting relationships underpin their enjoyment of learning." (Ofsted report)

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • After-School Club
  • Forest School
  • Jane Considine (The Write Stuff)
  • Maths Mastery
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)
  • White Rose Maths

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
143888
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2017

Governing body (9 current, 6 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Kathryn CampbellChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Liz HalseyLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Dr Vanessa ChongLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Emma GriffithsLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Steve KellyLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Dr Lydia MunnsLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2028
Miss Ruth SiblyLocal GovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2025 · until 2028
Mrs Hannah PenwardenLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Helen WatsonLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2021
Mrs Lavinia Janke -Smith FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Jon Conibear FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · term ended 2025
Doctor Vanessa Chong FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mrs Filiz McNamara FormerLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mr David de Mestre FormerLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Lisa Halsey FormerLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 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