Alec Hunter Academy
Academy sponsor led 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Alec Hunter Academy is a secondary school located in Braintree, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,067 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,142. It is part of the SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Trevor Lawn.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of Edinburgh
- Eco Club
- Football
- Rugby
- Stem
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 139402
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have 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 (10 current, 6 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 James Waller | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Wooder | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Danielle Heath | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Iain Ashford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Darrel Cansell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kundai Chiyaka | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jill Cochrane | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Juma | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Isabel Peralta-Jimenez | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Evans | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nikki Thorogood Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Marcella M'Rabety Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Nadine Barnes Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Jennifer Hardison Taylor Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Large Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steven Bancroft Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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