Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Beccles (Suffolk).
Location
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12 February 2026 Our Year 5 and 6 Basketball Squad participated in a Inter Schools Competition on Tuesday. They played as a team and were totally committed. They were supported by their amazing families. Well done - we were all so proud of you! 12 February 2026 Wednesday Here are our after-school clubs for after half-term. Make sure you sign up your children on Arbor.
09 February 2026 Thank you to all of the parents who completed the Spring Term Survey - here are the main findings!! 06 February 2026 Hazel class enjoyed number day. We dressed as dominoes and then enjoyed a range of number-based activities. 06 February 2026 What amazing outfits our children (and staff) wore today for NSPCC Number Day. Well done everyone!
05 February 2026 RSPCC Numbers day tomorrow - we are looking forward to seeing all the wonderful costume creations and ideas!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 144828
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (5 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (1 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Steve Martin (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Julie Miller | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Tabitha Laws | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Claire O'Brien | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Penny Folkard Confirmed same person | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2024 |
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