Applecroft School
Academy converter primary school in Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire).
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
Within our curriculum we place equal importance on the childrens personal development as well as their academic progress. We know that happy children learn and believe that the skills necessary to lead a succeed life both in and out of the workplace, revolve around personal effectiveness such as problem solving, team work and resilience. Our children only have one childhood.
We never forget this and endeavour to play our part in providing a rich, broad and inspiring curriculum that will develop a life-long love of learning and support each child to realise their own passions and talents whether these be creative, sporting, musical, artistic, academic or technical.
Right from the Early Years, we look to nurture and develop our childrens leadership skills through The Leader in Me. We were one of the first schools in England to implement this as part of our school curriculum and it continues to underpin the personal development of all our pupils along with our PSHE curriculum.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Photography
- Rugby
- Stem
- Tennis
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137943
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (18 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Marie Bright Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 |
| Ms Carol Anne Forbes Bonnett Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 |
| Mrs Katriona Clare Elbourne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Buckley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Michael Hailey Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 |
| Mrs Geraldine Rockall Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 |
| Mrs Louise Michelle Gardner Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 |
| Dr Antonios Kanellopoulos Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christopher Clarke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Wilson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Barbara Crawford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Louise Michelle Gardner Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Toni Virtanen | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Williams Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Coe Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Benjamin Kirby Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Odette Coe Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mrs Lisa Withe Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 |
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