The Maplesden Noakes School
Academy converter secondary school in Maidstone (Kent).
Location
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'A School Built on Kindness, Empathy and Respect' at Maplesden, we know we take on a weighty responsibility when you entrust your child to us. Education at Maplesden includes a commitment to helping every child reach their full potential in all their courses, but we believe it goes well beyond this too.
Our goal and Just Cause at Maplesden is to Provide the Best Curriculum and Experience for all, and the Best Start to an Exciting Future . As part of their education, we are committed to developing the whole child , including their qualities such as: Resilience, Curiosity, Creativity and Confidence, and importantly developing our core values of Kindness, Empathy and Respect.
With access to a broad, engaging curriculum and the right set of experiences, they will be best placed for success in their next steps and in life beyond school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 137833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (17 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (14 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Bradford Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Bradford Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 |
| Mrs Lucy Elizabeth Page Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Bradford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Machila Lovelace Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katherine Greenwood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Emma Newby | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Thomas Newcombe (likely) | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Thomas Newcombe (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Moira Watts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Moira Watts Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Helen Wendy Bradley-Wyatt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Graham Kinns Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Bagnall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Thomas Havard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Hugh Blackwood Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Lauren Mason Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lauren Mason Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Samantha Mills Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lauren Mason Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ayisha Mills Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jill Hogan Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Lauren Mason Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Eleanor Jane Brogan | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2024 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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