Beaumont Hill Academy
Academy special converter school in Darlington (Darlington).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Beaumont Hill Academy is a special school located in Darlington. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. The Chief Executive is Adrian Lynch.
Key facts
- URN
- 138093
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Elizabeth Brenda Bell | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Clare Devine | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kit Dixon | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adrian Lynch | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Claire Puckering | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Catherine Dillon-Goodier | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emily Mann | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard McMann Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Beverley Bird Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Heather Scott Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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