Lightwater Village School - Two settings - One School, One Community
We are delighted to announce that, from September 2025, Hammond Junior School was renamed Lightwater Village School to enable us to have a village school serving the community of Lightwater from two locations.
The ‘renaming’ of the school is the culmination of a careful integration process between Lightwater Village School and Hammond Junior School, which started earlier this academic year under the leadership of Headteacher Francesca Hooker. The integration between the two schools aims to provide a continuous and consistent education journey for our pupils, ensuring stronger learning pathways and support for each child, at each stage of their learning journey.
The new name was chosen in consultation with parents and teachers, with a nod to history: Lightwater Village School was originally the primary school for the village, Hammond Junior School was created at a later stage to provide additional capacity. The consultation team felt that the school’s history should be reflected in the name. The school will continue to operate on two sites, which will be named Lightwater Village Infant School & Nursery and Lightwater Village Junior School (previously Hammond Junior School).
We are excited to provide existing school families and prospective Lightwater Village School famililes a single, comprehensive website, a single newsletter and one set of social media accounts to follow. We also have a new uniform for our children as of Septmber 2025.
Further details about the integration project are available below.
The Future of Hammond Junior School & Lightwater Village School
