The Forest Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Barnsley (Barnsley).
Location
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The Forest Academy will be Closed today (Tuesday 2nd Feburary) due to poor weather conditions. The Academy will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. The Forest Academy, Thornton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 3NG
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 139136
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (10 current, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mick Neal | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Harry Wright | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Eileen Sanderson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rebecca Barham | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dayo Oladiti | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Laura Barraclough | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Katie Pierce | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Jessica Jenkins | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Natalie Hardman Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Craig Aubrey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kyle Armitage Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Michala Wild Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ella Copping Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · 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