Highwoods Academy
Academy converter primary school in Mexborough (Doncaster).
Location
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Welcome to Our School Highwoods Academy is a successful, popular and thriving primary school on the outskirts of Mexborough. If you are already a member of our school community, we hope the site enables you to access all the information you need and also to share in recognising and celebrating our achievements.
If you do not already know us, we hope our website will give you an insight into life at Highwoods Academy. If you would like to find out more, please contact us to arrange a visit- we would be delighted to show you around. Learning Together - Growing Together - Aiming High! We believe that Highwoods should be progressive, research–led, dynamic and the hub of the community.
Highwoods nurtures curiosity and creativity through an inspiring, broad and engaging curriculum, where learning is at the heart of all that we do. It is a school where everyone feels welcome, valued, listened to, safe and secure, with mutual respect for all.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 144539
- 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 North
- 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.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Jodie Birkinshaw | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Fiona Lewis | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Simon Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jeanette Dawson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Janice Patricia Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kerry Ann Skelton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Jodie Birkinshaw | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul James Rust Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Ruth Ann Zimozdra | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
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