The Linden Academy
Free schools primary school in Luton (Luton).
Location
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Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 137324
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Luton
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (9 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Barker | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Neil Barker Former | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jermaine Burroughs | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Ward | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Joanne Liddle | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Toni Cassidy | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Storiay Abdul | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Neil Barker | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin Baldock | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Helen Pendell | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Shazia Anwar Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Gemma Wareham Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Ward Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Joanne Liddle Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Woodhams Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
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