Coppice Academy
Academy special converter school in Newcastle (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 Coppice Academy is a welcoming, warm academy which empowers all students to recognise their potential and supports them through a personalised, interesting and achievable curriculum pathway, experiencing innovative, quality teaching and learning. All students make excellent progression from their individual starting points.
At the Coppice Academy we model our approach to a mainstream secondary academy where we encourage independence, responsibility through curriculum movement with an additional focus on an holistic approach for our student's development.
We pride ourselves on identifying a student's individual needs as well as building on our community and family philosophy of being ready, safe, respectful and to always be the best we can be, to enable students to succeed and achieve at the Coppice. Learning, Achieving and Growing Together is our mission statement.
We believe in the abilities of our students and their successes never cease to amaze us and make us proud. The ethos of the school encourages students to have a can-do approach that supports them to build resilience and confidence in a safe environment.
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.- Basketball
- Choir
- Cricket
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
- Netball
- Stem
- Tennis
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 141449
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cynthia Eaton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Elizabeth Russell | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria Campanelle | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Leila Kendrick-Bagnall | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Angela Whitmore | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Danielle Russell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Principal Diane Ahearn | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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