Ashmead Combined School
Academy converter primary school in Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire).
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
Thank you for taking the time to browse our website. We hope that you find it informative and that it answers any questions you may have. We are a friendly and forward thinking school.
Our passionate, dedicated and caring staff work incredibly hard to provide our children with a huge range of opportunities, carefully designed to spark their interests and enthusiasm, inspire them, and enable them to realise their full potential.
Here at Ashmead, we pride ourselves on the provision we offer our children through an innovative, broad and balanced curriculum, exciting learning environment and creative approach to education. Our core values underpin daily life and we believe that children's happiness and emotional wellbeing are vital in order for them to thrive and contribute to society.
We aim to give children positive initial experiences of learning and relationships, which will help to make them responsible, responsive citizens who appreciate the value of community. Our website is only a glimpse of what we feel makes our school special so we hope you will come and visit us to see for yourselves how much we have to offer.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
31 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
and 15 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 151367
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (9 current, 4 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 Emma Wright Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Paul Rushton Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dave Tomes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Fazeelat Saleem | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Melanie Mitchell | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Dr Alice Gallienne | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Kenney | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Gabriella Morales | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Nadia Amin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Michael Pearse | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Gillian Jones Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Kirsty Vockins Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Harry Cunningham Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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