Alec Reed Academy
Academy sponsor led all-through school in Northolt (Ealing).
Location
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Welcome to our website, designed to give you an overview of the academy and the work we do to ensure our children have the best possible learning experience. We hope you find this information helpful, and please feel free to contact us if youd like further details or have any questions. We are proud to be an all-through Academy, serving students aged 3-19.
Our dedicated team of teaching and associate staff, combined with excellent facilities, creates a supportive learning environment where students thrive and grow on their journey toward adulthood and employability.
Our connection with the Reed family and the REED employment agency provides additional benefits, offering our students enhanced opportunities for career pathways, giving them a distinct advantage compared to other local schools.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Forest School
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 134369
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2003
Governing body (20 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.20 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matt Hire | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Pratik Shah Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Nadia Hussain Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Shabana Kazi Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gagan Sethi | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| S Bruce | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Miss Heather McNeill Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Yasmin Hassan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Efe Airefetalor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rohan Desai Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Councillor Dee Martin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Wotherspoon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Dee Morrison Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Reed | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 |
| Mr Phil Cosby Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Louise Prince Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mike Phillips Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 |
| Mr Baba Abu Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 |
| Mrs Heather Flint Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2008 |
| Mr Yash Rawal Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Trudy Puddle Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Pratik Shah Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Gagandeep Sethi Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Christopher Gliddon Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Phil Cosby Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sandra Scott Confirmed same person | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2023 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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