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Location

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About

Our ethos is to provide creative learning experiences, which will inspire and challenge our children to maximise their academic potential ensuring children leave us as honest, kind and respectful young people, equipped with the skills to continue their journey as lifelong learners.

At the end of their time at The Flitch Green Academy, our vision is for all children to have: - Developed a strong work ethic both for their own benefit and the benefit of others. - Developed practical and social skills that support the transition to secondary school. - Developed, through the teaching or our ethos, self-respect and respect for others, whatever their ability, race, religion or culture. - Gained the skills to work independently, either on their own or as part of a group, and take responsibility for both themselves and others.

To achieve this The Flitch Green Academy will: - Ensure equal opportunities for all and promote the British Values. - Work in partnership with parents/carers, the local community and partner schools. - Provide a safe and secure environment where children will feel safe, happy and supported both pastorally and academically. - Plan and deliver a relevant curriculum which is inclusive, challenging and creative.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Chess
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Dodgeball
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Hockey
  • Multisports
  • Music
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Forest School

and 2 more

Awards

5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
  • Sing UpRecognised award
  • Woodland TrustRecognised award

Key facts

URN
136441
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
North West Essex
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (18 current, 13 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

21 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Adam MarkhamTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Alexandra ReedTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Sarah Dignasse Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sarah Dignasse Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mrs Sarah Jane PyneAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mr Paul GriffithsChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Dignasse Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr James Peter Bayley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Katie Bailey Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Katie Louise Thomas Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Joanne Lynn Brooker Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Miss Laura Jayne Lilley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Alan Michael William Ellwood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Carly Bucknell Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mrs Katie Bailey Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Miss Emma Goodings Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021
Mr Shawn Collom Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2011
Miss Laura Christmas FormerAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Claire Smyth Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Caren Barbara Warren Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2024 · term ended 2025
Mrs Carly Louise Bucknell Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Katie Brown Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Carly Bucknell Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Claire Farley Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mrs Amy Jo Hawes Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Maureen Gurr Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026
Mrs Katie Louise Bailey Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2017 · term ended 2025
Mr Jonathan Shakallis Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · term ended 2026
Ms Nikki Mead FormerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2011 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rebecca Poynter Confirmed same personGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2026
Ms Nikki Mead FormerGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2024 · 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