Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Loughborough (Leicestershire).
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
I am delighted to welcome you to our school. Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is a large, vibrant and successful church school where children thrive both academically and socially, through a rich and exciting variety of educational experiences. Our children excel and develop a love of learning linked by our underlying School Values.
Our excellent staff team are committed and dedicated to ensuring that each and every child achieves, within a happy caring and stimulating environment. If you would like to visit Hall Orchard you are most welcome.
We look forward to meeting you and would be delighted to answer your questions and, by seeing our school in action, provide you with a more detailed view of what we have to offer.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Football
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 140230
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (20 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Appleyard Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 |
| Mrs Carol Jean Simpson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Hodgson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Timothy Hackett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jennifer Ann Boldrin Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mr Jamie Moseley-Sarsfield Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Bowman Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Bowman Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 |
| Mr Andrew Appleyard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sarah Tucker Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steve Dunn (likely) | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mr Steve Dunn (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Kayt Hennessy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jennifer Ann Boldrin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Rev Clive Watts Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Mrs Amy Earl Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Neil Titchmarsh Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin Kennard Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mrs Carolyn Lewis | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2014 |
| Mrs Jennifer Summerton Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Jennifer Summerton Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Amy Earl Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Denise Wightman | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 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