Tabor Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Braintree (Essex).
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
I am delighted to welcome you to the Tabor Academy website. As part of the Loxford School Trust, we are able to work within a hub of schools, led by Loxford School, an Outstanding school, thus ensuring that our staff are able to deliver the highest educational standards. This enables us to stay ahead of an ever-evolving education system and a constantly changing society.
The Trust strongly believes in developing students, so that they are able to achieve their potential both academically and as members of our community. We work on the traditional values of respect, discipline and responsibility to prepare our students for the challenges of examinations, social interactions and the world of work.
We want all of our students to find their passion and have the tools to pursue their dreams. I feel extremely honoured and privileged to have been chosen to continue and build upon the success of the school.
Having worked at Tabor Academy for a number of years I feel and know that I have built strong relationships with children, staff, parents/guardians, and Academy Committee Members and understand what is needed to take the school forward in this new era of education.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Film Club
- Textiles
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 139179
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (5 current, 1 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 Matthew Giles | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joannah Jopson | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Game | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Peacock | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kelly Ann Brown | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Anita Johnson Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2015 · 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