Sandon Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent (Stoke-on-Trent).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Sandon Primary Academy is a primary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 504 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. It is part of the THE SANDON TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Rachel Beckett.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 140872
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (13 current, 3 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 Jamie Robert Cockburn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin David Earlam Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gemma Willdigg Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rosemary Ann Dingle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Angela Gill Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Alison Colley | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Laura Elizabeth McLoughlin | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Wesley Joseph Weston Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Harbron Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Bagnall Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Bagnall Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 |
| Mr Ian Bagnall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Rachel Beckett Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Mrs Clare Louise Norcup Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Lisa Jane Gulley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Daniel Blundred Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
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