Belmont Castle Academy
Academy converter primary school in Grays (Thurrock).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Belmont Castle Academy is a primary school located in Grays, Thurrock. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 701 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 660. It is part of the BELMONT CASTLE ACADEMY. The school is led by Mrs Holly Pottle.
Key facts
- URN
- 139105
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Ann Parks Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 |
| Beverly Violet Neal Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 |
| Councillor Valerie Morris-Cook Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ade Balogun Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gillian Lindsey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jeff Stafford Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 |
| Mr Jeff Stafford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jane Coulson-West Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Pamela Charlesworth Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Holly Pottle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mrs Holly Pottle Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Jacqueline Anne Kitchenham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jane Nicholas Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mr Benno Allermann Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jeff Stafford Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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