Our Schools
Pickwick Academy Trust is made up of 21 community and church primary schools across North and South Wiltshire, and North Dorset, and is organised into three 'hubs'.
North Wiltshire Hub
- Aloeric Primary School
- Corsham Primary School
- Ivy Lane Primary School
- Princecroft Primary School
- Queen’s Crescent School
South Wiltshire Hub
- Alderbury & West Grimstead CE Primary School
- Gomeldon Primary School
- Greentrees Primary School
- Longford CE Primary School
- Pitton CE Primary School
- St Andrews CE Primary School, Laverstock
- Winterbourne Earls CE Primary School
- Winterslow CE Primary School
- Woodford Valley CE Primary Academy
North Dorset Hub
- All Saints CE Primary School, Bishops Caundle
- Ludwell Primary School
- Gillingham Primary School
- Milton on Stour CE Primary School
- St George's CE Primary School, Bourton
- St Gregory's CE Primary School, Marnhull
- Wyke Primary School
Pickwick Academy Trust was formed in August 2017 because the four founding schools recognised the huge value of working together to drive school improvement and education innovation. Since then we have been delighted to welcome more like-minded schools into the Pickwick family.
We are an outward-facing and inclusive Trust, which is committed to safeguarding the ethos, uniqueness and identity of each of our schools, and the Christian distinctiveness of our church schools.
Pickwick Academy Trust is committed to staff development and well-being at all levels of the organisation, and has embedded strategies for bringing people together to innovate and find solutions to school improvement challenges.
Meet Our Headteachers
Meet Our Headteachers (ID 1027)
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Tom MullinsAloeric Primary School
Tom Mullins
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Kerry ParkerCorsham Primary School, Broadwood
Kerry Parker
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Lindsay FryCorsham Primary School, Pound Pill
Lindsay Fry
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Helen LamminIvy Lane Primary School
Helen Lammin
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Gemma PiersonPrincecroft Primary School
Gemma Pierson
Gemma Pierson was appointed Headteacher of Princecroft Primary School in January 2023. Before taking on this role, she spent over eight years as Deputy Headteacher, leading on English, music, and whole-school curriculum development. Her work in curriculum design has included delivering training to colleagues at both local and national levels, and she has also served as a Literacy Specialist for the Department for Education’s English Hubs programme.
After graduating from York St John University in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Music and Primary Education with QTS, Gemma gained teaching experience across the primary phase in North Yorkshire, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire. Alongside her teaching and leadership roles, she is a qualified SENCo and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Vulnerable Learners and Inclusion. Her professional development also includes the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH), and she is a nationally accredited Arts Award Adviser.
Gemma is particularly passionate about cultivating a strong school ethos and positive culture. She is committed to ensuring that all pupils experience equity, a sense of belonging, and full access to a rich and ambitious curriculum.
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James EssamQueens Crescent School
James Essam
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Wes ThorpeAlderbury & West Grimstead CE Primary School
Wes Thorpe
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Catherine WindrossGomeldon Primary Primary School
Catherine Windross
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Alan GearyGreentrees Primary School
Alan Geary
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Amanda HodgsonLongford CE Primary School
Amanda Hodgson
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Emma WilkinsonPitton CE Primary School
Emma Wilkinson
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Jo FernieSt Andrew's CE Primary School, Laverstock
Jo Fernie
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Philippa CarterWinterbourne Earls CE Primary School
Philippa Carter
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Kate MalcolmWinterslow CE Primary School
Kate Malcolm
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Donna YoungWoodford Valley CE Primary Academy
Donna Young
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Nigel RobertsAll Saints CE Primary School, Bishops Caundle
Nigel Roberts
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Lisa ReganAll Saints CE Primary School, Bishops Caundle
Lisa Regan
Lisa Regan has experience of teaching across the primary phase for over 17 years. She has been a therapeutic tutor for over 3 years and a SENCo for over 10 years (SEN accredited 2021).
Lisa is also a proud Mum to two children and when not teaching, can be found with her family, enjoying Dorset beaches and spectating her children whilst they perform or compete in different sports.
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Sue PrestonGillingham Primary School
Sue Preston
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Harriet CollinsLudwell Primary School
Harriet Collins
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Rhiannon TidbyMilton on Stour
Rhiannon Tidby
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Jill FarndaleSt George's CE Primary School, Bourton and St Gregory's CE Primary School, Marnhull
Jill Farndale
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Ed BirkettWyke Primary School
Ed Birkett
We work collaboratively in mutually beneficial partnerships and drive standards by:
- Broadening the range of opportunities to share effective practice that improves teaching and learning across the Trust
- Sharing and learning from strong practice; taking on increased responsibility for specialist subjects and acting as coaches, mentors and critical friends
- Enabling leaders and governors to work together, with a common set of values, to provide an excellent education for children across all our communities
- Facilitating the recruitment, training and retention of great staff setting out opportunities for career development and to specialise within the Trust
- Investing in, developing and valuing high quality future leaders, enabling a greater array of middle leadership positions
- Generating economies of scale, enabling cost efficient commissioning and purchasing of goods and services, and/or facilitating the development of in-house services for schools across the Trust
- Standardising Finance and HR resources, policies, planning and procedures, freeing up school leaders' time to focus on school improvement the provision of high-quality education for all
- Ensuring that schools in challenging circumstances can join and thrive within the Trust - no school should be left behind; we are committed to securing improved performance in all our schools, holding them to account for high quality pupil outcomes
