Flax Hill Junior Academy
Academy converter primary school in Tamworth (Staffordshire).
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
The aim of our academy trust is to ensure everyone is valued and shares responsibility for the challenging learning that take place. Our approach is based on a fundamental belief that all young people have talent and the potential to achieve more than they ever thought possible.
Excellent standards and outstanding progress are a prerequisite for success in life equipping young people with the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful, happy and productive citizens. Excellent relationships for learning are a prerequisite for all other achievements.
Relationships that engender mutual respect between young people, and all other members of our academies' communities will ensure learning can be fun in a disciplined and caring environment where the highest expectations are the norm.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Robotics
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 140523
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (6 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Caroline Fisher | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Marion Couchman Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma West | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Christine Kendall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jon Coleman | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sue Boden Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2014 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Fisher Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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