The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Academy converter primary school in Gainsborough (Lincolnshire).
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
Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions we make as parents for our children and whether you are reading this as a prospective member of our Academy family or as a member of our community, it gives me great pleasure to share our journey with you.
I hope this website shows you a glimpse of what makes Hillcrest Early Years Academy so unique and special and that it gives you an insight into our incredible school. At Hillcrest Early Years Academy, our goal is for every child to leave our school happy and successful, with memories that they will cherish forever and skills that are the foundation for their future learning.
Our staff are committed to ensuring the very best for your child through providing the highest standard of education and creating a safe and nurturing environment which ignites curiosity, awe and wonder so that children feel safe to take risks, make mistakes and challenge themselves to be the best version of themselves they can be.
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.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
- Rosenshine's Principles
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 138330
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 governors are linked to a profile (8 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Mark Stockford | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Derek Bray | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Samantha Stokes Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Miss Zara Thorpe Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Miss Deborah Mitchell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Wendy Louise Walter Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Phillip Walker (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Charlotte Fountain-Bird Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Glyn Rushton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Ms Emily Powell | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Deborah Mitchell Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gareth Lloyd Day Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 |
| Mrs Deborah Mitchell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 |
| Mrs Gemma Atkinson | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2012 | |
| Mr James Plowright Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Lewis Commander Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Katie Padden Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Villamuera Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | 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