Stephenson Academy
Academy special sponsor led school in Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes).
Location
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Stephenson Academy is a successful SEMH special school, which opened in 2012 and is a school within Stephenson MK Trust. It has a main site, which caters for 11-16 year olds. We have an associated independent sixth form provision for 16-19 year olds within the Trust.
We have recently built a new primary department to expand into years 5 and 6 for pupils aged 9-11 years which has increased our capacity from September 2023 to 117.
As a specialist academy we cater for students who have Education and Health Care Plans with an identified primary need of Social Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH), some with associated challenging behaviour.
Many of our students have additional special educational needs such as speech, language and communication difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mental health difficulties. We serve Milton Keynes, and the surrounding local authorities when places are available.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Century Tech
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
- Trauma Informed Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 138253
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (6 current, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrea Frame | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gavin Douglas | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Harrington | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Olajumoke Oluwa-Noah | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kathie Hughes | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Michael Manley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2012 · until 2028 |
| Mr Norman Miles Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Lisa Patterson-Igwe Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rebekah Green Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Trudi Lismore Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Christopher Sayles Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
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