Astley Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Melton Constable (Norfolk).
Location
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You are here: Home Our School Welcome from the Headteacher Welcome to Astley Primary School of Astley Primary School. I am extremely proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of Astley Primary School, part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust. We are a school passionate about providing every child with the opportunities, skills and experiences to become a lifelong learner.
The 'Astley Curriculum Experience' (ACE) is at the heart of what we do; we are all ACE learners. We aim to develop happy, confident and kind individuals who are ready to contribute to and engage with life after Astley. Our school is a fun, challenging, inspiring, positive and ACE place to be, so please do enjoy exploring our website and what Astley has to offer.
Follow us on X @Astley_Primary and feel free to come and visit us in action, I am sure you will love Astley as much as we do.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Current Learning
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 144565
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (7 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Graham Pickhaver Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Freya Anderson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jessica Edgeley | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Kelly-Bellow | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Maria Hodge | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katie Andrews | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jodie Blaker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Elizabeth Newstead | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Dorothy Pegg Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · 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