King Arthur's School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Wincanton (Somerset).
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
King Arthur's School is an 11-16 school in the historic Somerset town of Wincanton. We sit at the heart of the local community, serving both the town and our surrounding villages in Dorset and Somerset. On 1st April 2019 King Arthur's School become an academy and joined the Sherborne Area Schools' Trust (SAST).
The Trust works with schools across Dorset and Somerset, working to ensure high quality education for all. King Arthur's has close links with the other secondary schools in SAST, and collaboration supports our excellent provision. We are a rapidly growing, yet small secondary school.
This helps us to develop a special family atmosphere within our school community, where every student feels cared for and valued. Every child really does matter and all children are known by all staff. Students thrive and succeed in our positive, caring and respectful environment. Numbers have increased rapidly and we are now at nearly 500 students.
At King Arthur's we cater for all young people, to help them develop the skills and qualities to thrive for life.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Reading
- Portal
- Computing and ICT
- Drama
- English
- Food and Catering
- Geography
- History
- Maths
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Ethics Philosophy
- PSHRSE
- Science
- 3D Design
- Examinations
- Pastoral Support
and 3 more
Key facts
- URN
- 147016
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Annette Newman | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Michael Lesser Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott White | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anya Calcott | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alan Burfitt | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Matthews | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Catherine Saget | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonty Archibald | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Tony Mattravers | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tom Power | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Annette Newman Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · 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