Forest Academy
Academy converter primary school in Brandon (Suffolk).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Our Nursery Provision Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds Admissions Early Help Offer & SEND at Forest Academy Free School Meals Application Our Nursery Provision Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds Admissions Early Help Offer & SEND at Forest Academy Free School Meals Application Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Gardening
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Music MarkMusic
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 136316
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (13 current, 11 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melanie Anderson | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Griggs Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Skillern Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Chloe Quarrell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Skillern Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr David Graeme Anderson Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Miss Jasmine Newson | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Danielle Lomas Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rita Adrego Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fransisca Elena Podar | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Margaret Anne Crowther Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Naimi White Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Claire Goldstone Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mrs Fiona Rushton-Lee Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Charlotte Irlam Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Graeme Anderson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rita Adrego Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Roy Griggs Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Arron MacDonald Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Meghan Norton Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Danielle James Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs April Grimes Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Priscilla Richardson Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs April Grimes Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
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