Robert Bloomfield Academy
Academy converter middle deemed secondary school in Shefford (Central Bedfordshire).
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
Thank you for taking the time to visit our school website. We are proud of our exceptional school, which our recent Outstanding Ofsted Report (February 2025) summed up nicely in its opening line, Pupils thrive in this welcoming and exceptionally inclusive middle-school environment.
In addition to British values, at Robert Bloomfield Academy we value the V.O.I.C.E. of our school and community through these values: Vitality, Opportunity, Independence, Community and Excellence. Thank you again for your virtual visit, I hope you find what you need.
If not, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us - John Linehan, Principal Here's to our incredible LSA's on national Teaching assistant day. Staff Breakfast and cards written by the students to celebrate this group of amazing humans who the school wouldn't function without #Excellence #VOICE A reminder about our PSA agm this Thursday
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
34 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Personal Development
- Art Club
- Books Beyond
- Brass Group
- Chess
- Coding Club
- EGI Club
- Flute Choir
- Guitar Club
- KS2 Cooking Club
- KS2 French Film Club
- KS2 Science Club
- KS3 Art Club
- KS3 CADCAM Photoshop
- KS3 French Film Club
- KS3 Musical Theatre Group
and 18 more
Key facts
- URN
- 136713
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (9 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Bond | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Allison Louise Roberts | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Joannou | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Russell | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tim Mills | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Linehan | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mr Steve Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Valerie Thompson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Liddiard | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2029 |
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