St. Augustine's Academy
Academy converter primary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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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.- Dance
- Gardening
- Commando Joe's
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
- School Games Mark SilverSport
Key facts
- URN
- 138558
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (15 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elaine Woolhead Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Corina Banut | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Justine Fourmy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Carole Hegley Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Moira Wollington Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jessica Kotarski Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Gary Clarke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Bernie Naughton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Venerable Dave Middlebrook | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mr Stephen Mead | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2018 | |
| Revd Ricky Turner Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
| Mrs Amanda Howes Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mrs Amanda Howes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Carole Hegley Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Parkin | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2018 |
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