Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
Location
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Our aim is to bring the best out of every pupil that attends Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior is a co-educational, Church of England, Primary School, administered by Cambridgeshire Education Authority, serving children from the year in which they are five until they reach the age of eleven.
The school is part of the Ely Diocese and is part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust. Swaffham Prior CE Primary School embraces the opportunity to contribute to the Church of England's Vision for Education (2016)
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 146469
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (5 current, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Priya Schoenfelder | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Francis Carr Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirsty Susan Nightingale Confirmed same person | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mr David Barrett | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Verity Griffin | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kate Lund | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jessica Shakeshaft Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Dale Burgess Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Brett Davies Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katarzyna Marciniak Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Stephanie Killick Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Bartley Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · 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