Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
Academy special converter school in Hinckley (Leicestershire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Dorothy Goodman School is a good all age SEN School serving the Leicester, Leicestershire & Warwickshire area with over 380 pupils on roll. In recognition of the diversity of our Pupils, our curriculum is offered across different sites.
Key facts
- URN
- 138156
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carr Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Natalie Ring | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Heather Reid | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Elton | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Leeming | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Jane Parnell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Michaela Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kelly Dryden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Miss Sophia Jones Former | Local Governor | 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