St Martin's School Brentwood
Academy converter secondary school in Brentwood (Essex).
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
My name is Jamie Foster and I am delighted to introduce you to St Martin's School. It is a very special school that must be seen to be fully appreciated. The individual development of our pupils is a personal journey where they have every chance possible to succeed and flourish.
Our ethos of Be The Best You Can Be is built upon three distinct strands which are woven into every aspect of life at St Martin's: Traditional Values, Learning for The Future and Outstanding Personal Achievement.
Opportunities to learn and enjoy beyond the classroom are endless through a huge variety of extra-curricular clubs, educational trips and many varied pupil leadership opportunities. It is important that St Martin's is at the centre of the community and, working closely with parents/carers, we ensure that our pupils are proud to come to St Martin's and make excellent progress.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- St Martin s School
- Lettings
- Local School Committee
- St Martin s Alumni
- Teacher Training
- St Martin s Sixth Form
- Exams
- School Library
- Key Stage 4 Option Choices
- House System
- Careers Guidance
- Satchel One
- Young Carers
- Dress Code
- Accelerated Reader
- Discovery Education
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136875
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Desmond Shillingford | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart Cornwell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Stacey Rubery | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Annabel Day | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Desmond Shillingford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Steven Martin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amanda Moore | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Cynthia Amo-Ameyaw | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jamie Foster | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Gaynor Wilson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Rahim Butt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter-Jon Prince Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr John Paul Bozza Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jennifer Page Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · 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