St Luke's CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
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
Our aim is to bring the best out of every pupil that attends St Luke's Here at St Luke's CofE Primary School, we passionately believe in working together to ensure that we enjoy our learning and support those around us.
Staff and governors are are committed to ensuring that each individual child gets the attention and specific learning support they need within a warm, genuinely supportive environment.
The school's approaches are founded on six core values, which apply equally to children and adults: ✔︎ INTEGRITY ✔︎ PERSEVERANCE ✔︎ CONFIDENCE ✔︎ EMPATHY ✔︎ HONESTY ✔︎ KINDNESS at St Luke's our mission is to provide educationally enriching opportunities for all the children and young people in our community, of all faiths and none, which will be underpinned by our Christian ethos and values.
Through God's love, we are the rich soil where roots grow and seeds flourish. Luke 8:4-15
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.- Forest School
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
- 146965
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (5 current, 9 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 Alex Cann Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · 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 |
| Stuart Hales Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · term ended 2026 | |
| Sarah Barnes Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Marion Leeper Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Sarah Atkins Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Tom O'Shea Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Gill Ambrose Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rachel Furner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Revd Dr Janet Bunker Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2016 · 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