The Belvedere Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Liverpool (Liverpool).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Sponsored by the Girls Day School Trust, committed to the education of young women. The Belvedere School has been part of Liverpool's educational landscape for over 130 years. During that time it has built a well-deserved reputation for excellence in the education of young women.
In 2007 it transferred to academy status becoming The Belvedere Academy, a state funded 11 to 19 school which admits girls of all abilities from across the region. In so doing, the school had grown in size and in the range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities it offers to its students.
However, what has remained the same is the essential ethos of the school as a place where students engage positively with learning, are encouraged to be ambitious and to strive for excellence in all areas whilst developing into enthusiastic and skilled young citizens of the modern world.
Our students are supported through their educational journey and beyond; encouraged to always do their best and equipped with the skills and self-confidence required to manage life's ups and downs.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Foldr
- Google Drive
- Class Charts
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 135174
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2007
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Galvin Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Yau | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Joanne Fazakerley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Mariama Balde Djaura | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melissa Dutton | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alice Charlotte Elizabeth Holding | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Nwanyika Jenete Onuora | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Zeba Salam | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Hughson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Jane Ryan | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Deborah Ann Silcock | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Dr Alison Fairclough | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Headteacher Julie Anne Taylor | Local Governor | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Adams | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Georgia Fennell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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