Kingsley Special Academy
Academy special converter school in Kettering (North Northamptonshire).
Location
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Kingsley is a vibrant, inclusive, and nurturing learning community where every child is known, valued, and respected. Everything we do is rooted in our shared values of being purposeful, aspirational, reflective, joyous, and genuine, which guide our decisions, our relationships, and our daily practice.
We are proud to be a school where a diverse group of pupils with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities learn, play, and grow together. Our approach is purposeful: learning is carefully planned to be meaningful, relevant, and tailored to each pupil's needs, supporting communication, independence, wellbeing, and preparation for the next stages of life.
We are aspirational for every child. We believe strongly in our pupils potential and work hard to remove barriers so that they can achieve, flourish, and take pride in their own progress, however that may look for them. High expectations, delivered with care and understanding, sit at the heart of our work.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 137875
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Michael Charles Bates Confirmed same person | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Keri-Ann Tew | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Aimee Tilley | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Thomas Kelly | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jennifer Barrow | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Karen Smith | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2031 |
| Mr Ben Campbell-Kemp | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Deborah Jane Withers Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Michael Charles Bates Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Kayleigh Clements Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | 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