Springwell Harrogate
Academy alternative provision converter school in Harrogate (North Yorkshire).
Location
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As the Head of Centre I am proud to welcome you to Springwell Harrogate! Our school is based in Harrogate, and a is member of the Wellspring Academy trust! We aim to prevent our young people being permanently excluded from mainstream schools.
We do this by providing short term intervention focused placements which aim to allow a young person to re-engage and return to their mainstream education. At Springwell Harrogate we believe that our curriculum should comprise not only of learning experiences, but of life experiences. We plan our curriculum to challenge young people in all aspects.
We teach using both the national curriculum and NURTURE curriculum, pinning everything we do to a love and exploration of the outdoors and nature. We aim to provide a therapeutic, nurturing environment by recreating a family environment. Our intention is to identify the needs of each young person and tailor an individual learning and pastoral intervention plan.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
Key facts
- URN
- 140077
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (10 current, 3 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 Ken Morton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Thornton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Scott Jacques | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Jayne Bowler | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Robert Stott | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Catherine Jane O'Gara | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Shona Crichton | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Shaunagh Barker | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Plowright | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Wilson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Stella Croot Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Caroline Day Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Andrea Cowans Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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