Balby Central Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Doncaster (Doncaster).
Location
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School will close to all children at the end of the day on Friday 13th February 2026 February Half Term. We re-open to welcome everyone back on Monday 23rd February 2026. If you are worried about a child and wish to speak to someone urgently, please contact Doncaster Local Authority Safeguarding Team on 01302 737777 or at weekends call 01302 796000.
If there are any urgent concerns about a child's mental health the duty team can be contact on 01302 796191.
Any information required for the school or the office team can be emailed to or any confidential matters please email Please note that any Subject Access Requests and/or Freedom of Information Act requests received while the school is closed for the Christmas Holiday will not be processed until our return to school.
We would like to wish all our families and school community a lovely break. A very warm welcome to Balby Central Primary Academy.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 143962
- 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
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Burnage | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Danielle Sari | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Shelley Joanne Hudson-Giddings | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Danielle Betts | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Tunde Olah | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kaye Roe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Mellor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Straw | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Cooke | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
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