Battling Brook Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Hinckley (Leicestershire).
Location
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At Battling Brook, we aim to provide a positive and challenging environment for our whole school community. Our philosophy is summed up in our school aims: We are all of equal worth. I will do my best and do my best for you. If you need me, I will be there for you. We take pride in each others achievements, because we live, learn and succeed as one body.
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 139737
- 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
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are linked to a profile (10 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hayley Starmer Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emily Makosch Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Shaun Rhodes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Leanne Hughes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Robert Deacon Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Sue Simpson (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Lyons | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Miss Dawn Holt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Mathie Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mr Shaun Collins Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Woolaston Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mrs Alice Atkinson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Joyce Moore | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2023 |
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