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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Ecclesbourne School

Academy converter secondary school in Belper (Derbyshire).

Attainment 8
57.3
▲ 11.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
67.7%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.2%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
8.0%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
5.1%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
1,604 / 1,603 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023

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

The Ecclesbourne School strives to be a successful and caring learning community in which individuals are inspired to meet the challenges of the future. We will measure our success by the extent to which:

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

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
136505
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Derbyshire
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (20 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

16 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
Miss Rachel Carman Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Leanne Lucy Saywood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Lewis Richard Madeley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Pickard Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Emily Sian Hall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Lisa Marie Davison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Jane Claire Travis Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Elizabeth Alexandra SheppardMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Richard Lindop Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr John Rodney Minton Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Shamsa Sadaf Hussain Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Sanjeev Chopra Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Suzanne Jane Dixon Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Huw David Lloyd Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Stephen Baines Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Mr Robert Nicoll Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Mrs Emma ScullionChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2021
Mr Richard Lindop Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017
Mr James McNamaraAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2011
Mr James Patrick McNamaraTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2011
Mr Mark Rees Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 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