Springfield School
Academy converter secondary school in Portsmouth (Portsmouth).
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
We are a strong, aspirational community founded on positive and respectful relationships; every individual is known and supported in their learning and personal development. We aim to inspire our students with a love of learning, a desire to innovate and a sense of discovery and optimism for their twenty first century world.
We offer a rich curriculum and our commitment to promoting student leadership and co-construction means that students are actively engaged in developing the school and shaping their own learning. Our teachers recognise individual learning styles, as well as the need to encourage independent and collaborative learning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Drama
- Football
- Netball
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Textiles
Key facts
- URN
- 144192
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Chipper | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alan Cufley Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Vivienne Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emily Parry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Harris | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Collin Brooks | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Pete Budd | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jason Chipper | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jagdish Jethwa | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Sara Spivey Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Hayley Aldis Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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