Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Academy sponsor led primary school in Rochester (Medway).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Gordons Children's Academy, Infant is a primary school located in Rochester, Medway. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 7 and currently has 143 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 189. It is part of the THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Nicola Youseman.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Boxing
- Choir
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Thinking Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 140607
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Iyadunni Adegoke-Faleti Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Abigail Pannell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kyle Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Martin Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sarah Groves | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Iyadunni Adegoke-Flatei | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Firann McKinlay | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Emma Hales | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Collette Auer | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Mary Adedoye | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lee Dolphin Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Iyadunni Adegoke-Faleti Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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