Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in Market Harborough (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
Market Harborough C of E Academy is a school with a heart. Our aim is to nurture those in our community and encourage children and staff to reach their full potential. Our vision statement Growing Together in God's Love and our golden threads reflect the caring ethos of our school.
We are all growing and we grow best in an environment where we feel special and valued for who we are. We believe in the power of learning to transform all our children's life chances. What we teach them now will affect eternity and this is why their education is so important.
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.- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- School Games MarkSport
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 141151
- 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
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (12 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Williams | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Mills | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Diane Louise Evans | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Heather White | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Pauline Briggs | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Emily Harris | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carly Price | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Claire Bale | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Beth Lambert | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sally Ingram | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Sherlock | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Emmaline Jane Tayler Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
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