Newlands Community Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Leicester (Leicestershire).
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).Newlands Community Primary School is a primary school located in Leicester, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 300 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the OADBY, WIGSTON and LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jenny Cooling.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 150436
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Scarborough | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Elizabeth Pullen | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stewart Marsden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Katie Hill | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Hayley Langham | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Kopicki | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Michelle Stretton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Oxspring | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jenny Cooling | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Owen Dickenson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gemma Forrest Former | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · 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