Samuel Ryder Academy
Academy sponsor led all-through school in St Albans (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
RT @SRA_PE_Dance : Primary sport: a fantastic evening for the year 6 netballers against strong @BowmansgreenSch teams. 6A won 9-3 player of RT @SRA_PE_Dance : Primary sport: It has been a fantastic season for the Y6A netball team! Finishing their last match with a 9-3 win against Primary sport: It has been a fantastic season for the Y6A netball team!
Finishing their last match with a 9-3 win against St Bernadette. Player of the match went to Dan O. We couldn't be prouder of the team #miniballers pic.twitter.com/zkyzg1wm8G Primary sport: a fantastic evening for the year 6 netballers against strong @BowmansgreenSch teams.
6A won 9-3 player of the match went to Ruhi M and 6B won 5-0 player of the match went to Charlotte T. Well done all #miniballers pic.twitter.com/NzNmiDt9kw RT @SRA_PE_Dance : Primary Sport: what a fantastic evening for primary netball against @albancityschool . The Y4s won 9-1(PM- Cora S),Y5Y won
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Rounders
and 2 more
Awards
7 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- School Games MarkSport
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 138582
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Alison Watkins | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Lindall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Caroline Gillett | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| John Miller | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Shatha Khalil | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kathryn Stannard Moore | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Phil Hunt | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Whittaker | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anish Malde | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Little | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kyle Barry | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Cherie Bunney | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Claire Godden | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christine Balchin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lars Hagelmann Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Matt Hutfield Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mun Li Boswell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Sarah Ilyas Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Gauthier Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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