Clifton All Saints Academy
Academy converter primary school in Near Shefford (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Clifton All Saints Academy is a Church of England primary school located in Near Shefford, Central Bedfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 241 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 242. It is part of the CLIFTON All SAINTS ACADEMY. The school is led by Miss Rebecca Byrne.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Karate
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 140228
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (16 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul O'Grady Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Marcus Ray Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Nicola Sharp Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Nicola Sharp Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 |
| Mrs Deb Sewell | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Reverend Caren Topley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol Weller Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ben Gates Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jean Peacock Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Avishek Mohanty Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Georg Blaser Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sue Swain | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Reverend Caren Topley Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2016 |
| The Diocese of St Albans Educational Trust | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2013 |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Clifton | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2013 |
| Nicola Sharp Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Milton Guffogg Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Andrew Saunders Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Hook Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Rebecca Byrne Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Donna Newman | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2022 |
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