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School · SpecialiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy

Academy special converter school in Saltburn-by-the-Sea (Redcar and Cleveland).

Pupils
197
on roll
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2022
Attendance rate
91.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.7%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
4.1%
2025/26
Capacity
116%
197 / 170 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
51.5%
2024/25

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

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy is a special school located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. The Headteacher is Sarah Gunn.

Enrichment

1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Swimming

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Quality in CareersRecognised award

Key facts

URN
139110
Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Constituency
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (16 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

15 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Brian David Richardson Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Lee Goodlad Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Helen Swarbrick Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Leanne Corry-Shanley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Jodie Hill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Linda Stevenson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sarah GunnAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2022
Headteacher Sarah GunnTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2022
Mr Sean Kirk Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Kevin William Thompson Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Sarah Elizabeth Walker Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Brenda McCabe Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2018
Mr Robert Anderson Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2018
Mrs Claudine Rhodes Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAny additional members appointed by the members of the academy trustsince 2017
Mr Mark Robinson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2016 · until 2028
Ms Margaret Hadland Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2016
Mr Brian David Richardson Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Michael Bennett Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Brian David Richardson Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mrs Margaret Hadland Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2021 · term ended 2025

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