Silvertrees Academy
Academy converter primary school in Tipton (Sandwell).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Silvertrees Academy is a primary school located in Tipton, Sandwell. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 7 and currently has 328 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 270. It is part of the SILVERTREES ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Ruth Turvey.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 140792
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (13 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kimberley Daly | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Adam Slack Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Vinod Patel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Nicola Timms Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Miah Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Jennifer Griffiths Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Julia Wise Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Reena Rai-Aheer Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Emma Anderson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Miss Joanne Blackhouse Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Ian Burrows Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
| Mrs Ruth Turvey Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mrs Ruth Turvey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Miss Jenni Cox Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Sandeep Singh Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Halfhead Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Matthew Longville Confirmed same person Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 · 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