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School · PrimaryiSource 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

The Hills Academy

Academy converter primary school in Bedford (Bedford).

KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
77%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.3
▲ 0.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.5%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
105%
442 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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).

The Hills Academy is a primary school located in Bedford. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 440 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the THE HILLS ACADEMY. The school is led by Mrs Moya Whitehead.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Music
  • Swimming
  • MyMaths

Key facts

URN
139522
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
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (21 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

18 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
Mrs Suzy FuldaleTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Hannah BallTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Jennifer Samuel Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2026
Mrs Rosemary Thomas Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2026
Mrs Tracey Foster Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2026
Mr Ian Buck Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Dr Nemanja Radic Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Umar Ali Mughal Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Ian Buck Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Nicola Henson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Christopher Jones Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Sarah Jobity Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Stacie BourneChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Richard Samuel Ashby Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Elizabeth Neville Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Paul Gallagher Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Lindsy Innes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Adebisi Odiase Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Rachel Lowdon Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Nicola Henson Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersElected by parentssince 2019
Mrs Moya Whitehead Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mrs Dawn Bevan Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026
Mr Richard Watson Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 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