Quarry Hill Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Grays (Thurrock).
Location
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We hope that our website gives you an insight into Quarry Hill Academy, and keeps you up to date with all of our news and events. At Quarry Hill Academy we aim to provide the very best environment for all of our pupils to learn, to persevere and to succeed.
Our school is based in a multi-cultural community, bringing a valuable mix of customs and cultures, which is essential to the development of our pupils. We value all of our pupils and ensure that we reflect their individuality, knowledge and skills. We want our children to be happy, confident and to share a passion for learning.
We help them to achieve highly and make outstanding progress Quarry Hill Academy,
 Bradleigh Avenue,
 Grays,
 Essex,
 RM17 5UT
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 139576
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Angela Tara Frankland Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Daiana Dobrescu | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Ally-anne Everest | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Fikayo Haastrup-Sode | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Marion Kidney | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ebrahim Ali | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christian Mather | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Mehmet | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sinead Viner | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Samantha Wakeling | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Samantha Oxley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Ms Rita Ajidagba Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Keith Williams Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Rice Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ben Read Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Charlotte Hughes Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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