Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Leicester (Leicestershire).
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
A warm welcome to Church Hill C of E Junior School! Through our vision, Let your light shine, (Matthew 5:16), we aspire for all children to celebrate their strengths and be proud of their achievements. Our broad, exciting and inclusive curriculum allows all children to shine and to encourage the light in other.
We are proud that our Church of England school is rooted in family values with a warm and caring ethos. 1 more day to go and our support staff were truly feeling the FOMO from our viral reel. So here we go ... they are simply THE BEST!
A huge thank you to these (some off camera too) school superheroes who work tirelessly for our pupils There was excitement in the air at Church Hill this week as pupils took to the stage for the school's much-anticip...
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.- Computing
- Music
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 138930
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (19 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are linked to a profile (9 confirmed, 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Belen Pascual Mazzeo | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicole Lewitt | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Saxton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sameea Patel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Victoria Bott Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Maureen Ann Tebbutt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steve Hardy (likely) | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Concy Jeya Rasanayagiam | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Hardy (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dipen Vanmali Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Brenda Seaton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Morgan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Yvonne Potterton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Brenda Seaton Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 |
| Mrs Diane Brown Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mrs Nicole Lewitt | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mrs Diane Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · until 2035 |
| Mr Stephen Hardy (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Diocese of Leicester Educational Trust Carolyn Shoyer | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mrs Victoria Joan Bott Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sameea Patel Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | 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