Eaton Bray Academy
Academy converter primary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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At our school, everyone is known, valued, and cared for. Our small numbers mean that all staff know all our children personally, and are proud of seeing them develop as they move through the school.
We put wellbeing at the heart of everything we do — we run every day, love being outdoors at break and lunch, and learn outdoors through the Wonder Woods, Forest School and Outdoor Learning provisions. We learn British Sign Language, helping us to communicate, include and celebrate everyone.
Healthy eating is an important part of our school life too, keeping us energised and ready to learn. All our classes enjoy a wide range of opportunities both within and outside the school grounds, including taking part in an exciting variety of sporting events throughout the year both within school and further afield.
Our gates are open between 8.40am to 8.50am. During this time children arrive and walk to their classroom where they are able to organise themselves and begin independent learning. A member of the school staff will always be available to talk to at this time. Registration is at 8:50am and all children must be on site by this time.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 136539
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (15 current, 8 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon John Hardy Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Damien Hewitt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Michelle Griffiths Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Axford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Robinson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adrian Welch | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mrs Jane Welch | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mrs Jennifer Lyons Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Mr Hugh Ponsford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Grace Wilkinson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel McVeigh | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Lynne Mercer Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Lynne Mercer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Robert McVeigh | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Simon Hardy Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kathleena McDonagh Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Paul Cross Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Claire Estelle Marshall Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Emma Jane Howe Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Stuart Wright Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Lois Matthews Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Simon John Hardy Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Brennan | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 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