Fonthill Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Bristol (Bristol, City of).
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
Whether you are a current or prospective parent, we hope our website gives you an insight into the education we provide for our Fonthill children, and the educational and inclusive values we have. If you would like further information, please do contact our Assistant Business Manager, Penny Gowie, on 0117 377 2550 or where we will be more than happy to help.
Company registered number 8089704 Registered office address Trust in Learning (Academies) Trust House Teyfant Road Bristol, BS13 0RG
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 144892
- 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
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (6 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Emmerton Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Dawn Emmerton Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Hughes | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Corrina Wood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jamie Wright | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lloyd Allen | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Lloyd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Nicola Hughes Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karlina Lock Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Laura Lawrence Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
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