Brailes Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Banbury (Warwickshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Brailes Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Banbury, Warwickshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 105 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 135. It is part of the THE STOUR FEDERATION. The school is led by Mrs Heather Childs.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Accelerated Reader
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 148676
- 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
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (8 current, 1 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 Lois Self | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lois Stephanie Self Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Vanessa Stockdale | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Christopher John Shepperd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Morris | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lee Riley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev George Heighton | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2018 |
| Heather Clare Childs | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
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