Garden City Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Letchworth 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
Garden City became a sponsored academy in September 2012. Our sponsors are REAch2 (Raising Educational Achievement for All Children) who are the largest primary academy trust in England. The Trust aspires to create a family of primary academies that have strong reputations for delivering outstanding education for all pupils.
For more information please feel free to look at the website I am very proud to be Headteacher at GCA and my primary aim is to ensure that every member of the school community feels included, valued and respected, and that each person is treated fairly and well. We are a caring community, whose values are built on mutual trust and respect for all.
We have high expectations of all our pupils and support each child to fulfill their full potential and be the best they can be. Our school motto is Believe and Achieve , something which is embedded in our everyday ethos.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 138389
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (5 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elena Pascanu | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Fordham | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Wendy Frankson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Simone Payne | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lucy Hopkinson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Martyn James Schofield Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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