Duffield the Meadows Primary School
School Name: Duffield the Meadows Primary School Address: Park Road Town/City: Belper Postcode: DE56 4GT Country: United Kingdom Telephone Number: 01332 840305 Website: www.duffieldmeadows.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Faye Novak-Lemmings
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 260 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 83% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 8.8%
URN: 112690
DfE Number: 830/2344
UKPRN: 10076132
UPRN: 100032238442
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Amber Valley (E07000032)
Constituency: Mid Derbyshire (E14001362)
Electoral Ward: Duffield & Quarndon (E05014697)
Easting & Northing: 433783E, 343336N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 59' 12.98" N 1° 29' 53.1" W
Plus Code: 9C4WXGP2+QQ
DfE Record: View record
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- Mrs Lorna Calder - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 1 January 2023 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
- Mrs Lorna Calder - Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2023 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
- Mrs Sophie Coussens - Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2029.
- Mrs Kim Durkin - Governor. Appointed on 24 June 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 23 June 2027.
- Mr Matt Greasley - Governor. Appointed on 4 June 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 June 2029.
- Mrs Morven Harrison - Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2029.
- Dr Jason Long - Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 December 2025.
- Mr Andrew John McGurk - Governor. Appointed on 3 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 September 2025.
- Mrs Claire Millington - Governor. Appointed on 16 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 March 2030.
- Mrs Faye Novak-Lemmings - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2017 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2100.
- Mr Nick Page - Governor. Appointed on 20 June 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 October 2025.
- Ms Emma Jayne Pitman - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mr Simon Richard George Rolfs - Governor. Appointed on 5 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 4 November 2025.
- Mr Stephen Ruck - Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mrs Sirah Sherwin-Bright - Governor. Appointed on 20 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 19 October 2026.
- Mr Chris Smith - Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2029.
- Ms Matilda Southwood - Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2029.
- Ms Anna Tedbury - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.