A NEW head teacher has been appointed at Frenchay C of E Primary School.
Nikki Dawson took charge of the school in Alexander Road at the start of the new academic year.
Mrs Dawson was previously deputy head and special needs and disabilities coordinator at nearby Frome Vale Academy, where she worked for many years and which was given an ‘outstanding’ rating by Ofsted at its most recent inspection in 2022.
She has taken over as permanent head from Katherine Marks, who stepped down earlier this year after seven years in charge, having led the school from its old site at Churchside, next to Frenchay Common, to its new expanded £11 million building on the former Frenchay Hospital site.
Mrs Dawson said: “I am incredibly grateful to the board of governors for giving me this opportunity to join such a wonderful setting with such strong values.
“I am really looking forward to working with, and getting to know, not just the staff and pupils but also the wider community.”