Shireland Technology Primary
Free schools primary school in Smethwick (Sandwell).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Shireland Technology Primary is a primary school located in Smethwick, Sandwell. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 412 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 446. It is part of the SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Andrew Collins.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 147191
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jithesh Nair Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sukvinder Chahal | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katherine Bates | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Noella Ngwashi | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Melanie Abraham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lady Kirsty Grundy | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Marie Hartland | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Katie Lucas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sir Mark Grundy Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Vinod Mallampati Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Pavendeep Matharu Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · 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